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Competency: Delegation

When you last went on holiday, what did you do before you went away to organise your work?
Give an example of how you decided what to delegate and to whom.
Give an example in your own experience where you have been faced with delegating authority. How did it work?

Competency: Leadership

Provide an example of a time you implemented a plan with your team.
Describe a time when you promoted a clear sense of purpose amongst your team.
Tell me about a time you motivated others to reach team goals.
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?
Provide an example of a time when you successfully led a team to overcome a problem.
Describe a situation where you inspired a positive attitude amongst others within your team.

Competency: Management control

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?
What do you do when you find that your techniques for regulating activities are loosely adhered to by your subordinates?
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

Describe a situation where you approached a task from a broad perspective.
Tell me about a task or project that required long term planning to meet your objectives.
Describe an occasion when you had to analyse data to interpret market conditions or trends.
Provide an example of a time you had to make a strategic decision on the basis of ambiguous information.

Competency: Development and coaching

Give me an example of a time when you made a significant investment into your own professional development?
Provide an example when you considered the development priorities of someone in your team.
If you are promoted tomorrow, do you have a replacement? What did you do to develop him or her?
Tell me about a time you helped plan the professional development of someone in your team.
Tell me about some of the people who have become successful as a result of your management.

Competency: Organisation and planning

Describe the last important deadline you had to meet.
Describe an occasion when you had to organise work in an unstructured setting? What were your priorities? How did you establish that.
Describe an occasion where you had multiple competing deadlines.
Tell me about a complex project you worked on that required significant planning.
Tell me about a (strategic) planning activity in which you were involved that went well. What was your own direct involvement?
Provide an example when the accuracy of your planning was very important.
Provide an example of a time when you managed a project under significant constraints or setbacks.