Competency: Delegation
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When you last went on holiday, what did you do before you went away to organise your work?
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Give an example of how you decided what to delegate and to whom.
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Give an example in your own experience where you have been faced with delegating authority. How did it work?
Competency: Leadership
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Provide an example of a time you implemented a plan with your team.
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Describe a time when you promoted a clear sense of purpose amongst your team.
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Tell me about a time you motivated others to reach team goals.
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Have you ever had a problem in getting your subordinates to accept your ideas or departmental goals? What approach did you use? How effective was it?
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Provide an example of a time when you successfully led a team to overcome a problem.
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Describe a situation where you inspired a positive attitude amongst others within your team.
Competency: Management control
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What methods do you usually use to keep informed of what is going on in your area of responsibility? What reports do you use? What controls do you have?
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What do you do when you find that your techniques for regulating activities are loosely adhered to by your subordinates?
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Have you experienced a situation that seemed to be slipping out of control? (If so) what have you done to correct it?
Competency: Strategic focus
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Describe a situation where you approached a task from a broad perspective.
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Tell me about a task or project that required long term planning to meet your objectives.
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Describe an occasion when you had to analyse data to interpret market conditions or trends.
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Provide an example of a time you had to make a strategic decision on the basis of ambiguous information.
Competency: Development and coaching
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Give me an example of a time when you made a significant investment into your own professional development?
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Provide an example when you considered the development priorities of someone in your team.
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If you are promoted tomorrow, do you have a replacement? What did you do to develop him or her?
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Tell me about a time you helped plan the professional development of someone in your team.
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Tell me about some of the people who have become successful as a result of your management.
Competency: Organisation and planning
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Describe the last important deadline you had to meet.
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Describe an occasion when you had to organise work in an unstructured setting? What were your priorities? How did you establish that.
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Describe an occasion where you had multiple competing deadlines.
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Tell me about a complex project you worked on that required significant planning.
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Tell me about a (strategic) planning activity in which you were involved that went well. What was your own direct involvement?
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Provide an example when the accuracy of your planning was very important.
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Provide an example of a time when you managed a project under significant constraints or setbacks.
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