If you suddenly become short-staffed before a deadline, how will you manage the deliverables without compromising their quality and time-frame?
Which supporting skills do you think are more important for a leader?
What was the hardest decision you have taken as a leader? What helped you to prompt the best course of action?
As a leader, how would you tackle the issue of corruption within your team?
How best do you motivate an underperforming team member?
What are some of the negative effects that colonialism has had on the African continent?
What is your take on women holding leadership positions?
Who is your greatest leadership role model and why?
How do you manage a conflict situation?
No matter how careful a leader is, conflicts are inevitable. In order to manage a conflict solution, the following can be considered.
Acknowledge that a difficult situation exists. Honesty and clear communication play an important role in the resolution process. Acquaint yourself with what's happening and be open about the problem.
Let individuals express their feelings. Some feelings of anger and/or hurt usually accompany conflict situations. Before any kind of problem-solving can take place, these emotions should be expressed and acknowledged.
Define the problem. What is the stated problem? What is the negative impact on the work or relationships? Are differing personality styles part of the problem? Meet with employees separately at first and question them about the situation.
Determine underlying need. The goal of conflict resolution is not to decide which person is right or wrong; the goal is to reach a solution that everyone can live with. Looking first for needs, rather than solutions, is a powerful tool for generating win/win options. To discover needs, you must try to find out why people want the solutions they initially proposed. Once you understand the advantages their solutions have for them, you have discovered their needs.
Great reaction!!! Trust me when I say we live in a man's world where for some reason even at the top echelon, woman are scrutinized. I've personally decided to be at my best and in most cases ignore the unnecessary pressures that come with being a woman. Developing a thick skin too helps in the sense that you don't take everything personally and remain authentic. Lastly, endeavour not to be a people pleasure because women are expected to always be fine with the rubbish that is thrown at them. I maintain my standards and work at being better and I break the rules for a living.
I don't know if this answers your question?
There's a saying in Hiring/HR - "Hire for a presence of strengths rather than an absence of weaknesses" with the idea being that everyone has weaknesses, so it makes sense to hire for the desired strengths and not worry too much about weaknesses.
Or in some cases, many hiring managers find some sort of "delta" or "net strength" which is something like a STRENGTHS - WEAKNESSES formula.
What has your experience with this been?
It's human nature to possess both strengths and weaknesses. Now if you're hiring, capitalism on the strengths with regards that position and look for ways to mitigate the weaknesses. My formula is "Understand human nature, capitalize on strengths and derive strategies to mitigate weaknesses". I hope I answered you correctly?
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