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7 TEAM LEADER Interview Questions and Answers (PASS GUARANTEED!) - YouTube
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hi everybody its Richard McMunn here
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from the interview training company how
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to become calm and in this fantastic
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training video I'm gonna teach you how
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to pass your team leader interview and
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specifically I'm gonna give you seven
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interview questions and sample answers
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to help you pass okay so before we get
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into the questions and answers welcome
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to this tutorial that's me on the right
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hand side as I say my name's Richard
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McMunn I've been helping people out you
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for about twenty years now to
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successfully pass their interviews and
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in this particular video we are going to
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focus on how to pass the team leader
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interview so if you have any kind of
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team leader interview coming up whether
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it's a supervisory interview or a
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management interview I promise you this
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tutorial is really going to help you I
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am also going to tell you at some stage
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during the video where you can download
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these slides so even though I encourage
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you to take notes I'm actually going to
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give you these slides with the sample
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answers and my advice is to subscribe to
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videos for you ok let's get started and
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quickly before we do go into them if you
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want to tell me the name of your team
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leader interview in the comments section
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below the video I will give you five
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sample interview questions to prepare
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form so for example if you have an admin
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team leader interview coming up tell me
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that's what you've got coming up and I
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will give you five sample responses if
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you've got a team leader interview
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because you're working in a warehouse or
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a supermarket whatever it is tell me
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what the interview is and I will give
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you five specific questions to prepare
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for ok let's now take a look at the top
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7 team leader interview questions and
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answers that I think you should prepare
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for ok question number one tell me about
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yourself and why you are suited to the
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role of a team leader so there's
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essentially two questions in one here so
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here's some tips for
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answering this question before I give
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you a sample response tip number one
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make sure you split your answer up into
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two parts so the first is to give
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information about you and then also in
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the second part explain why you are
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suited to the role of a team leader tip
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number two make sure you look at the job
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description for the team leader role
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you're applying for and match your
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answer closely to it now this is really
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easy to do and I'm gonna give you an
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example in a second and then tip number
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three my advice is to always be a firm
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bookfair team leader okay so you don't
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want to go in with a totally autocratic
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leadership style but you have to set a
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high standard but you also have to be
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fair to your employees to your staff and
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you have to motivate them as well and as
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we progressed through this training
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video I'm gonna give you some really
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good tips on how to do that so let's go
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and have a look at tip number 2 where it
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says look at the job description and
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match your answer closely to it this is
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just a generic sample team leader job
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description and it says you have to
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manage and lead a team of employees you
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have to communicate company goals and
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deadlines to the team you have to
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motivate team members and then assess
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performance and you also have to keep
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management updated on team performance
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so I would look at the job description
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and my response to this question would
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include I am someone who very much
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enjoys leading people through effective
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motivation and management techniques I
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am a competent communicator who is able
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to clearly relay company goals to a team
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whilst focusing intently on deadline set
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by management so if you look there at
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the highlighted green words that I've
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used in that response they simply match
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the job description so don't forget at
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some point during this tutorial gonna be
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able to download this and you can use
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that as part of your response to the
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question but here is my entire response
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to team leader question number one which
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is tell me about yourself and why you
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are suited to the role of a team leader
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I am a hard-working professional and
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conscientious person who enjoys the
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challenge of both leading and managing
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people and also seeing projects and
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tasks through to successful completion I
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pride myself on a
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strong work ethic and an ability to
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motivate a team in order to get the best
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out of them I believe I am suited to the
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role of team leader firstly because I
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have the skills qualities and attributes
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to match the job description and
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secondly because I am someone who simply
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has a keen desire to lead and manage
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people I feel more comfortable when I am
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managing and leading people and get a
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great sense of job satisfaction from
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completing projects through to the end
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for my employer to a high standard
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that's a great response to that question
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and I can say you'll be able to download
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it very soon and use it during your
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preparation let's now move on to
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question number two of the team leader
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interview and that's what are the
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qualities of a successful team leader so
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this question is designed to see whether
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you understand what qualities are needed
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to be a really good leader so here's a
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tick just one tip for this one to answer
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the question correctly make sure you use
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power words and phrases in your response
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that focus on your ability to
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communicate effectively support your
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team see projects and tasks through to
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completion understand your team's
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strengths and also their weaknesses be a
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positive role model and also work
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towards the organization's goals and I'm
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going to give you a sample response in a
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second but those are the key elements
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that I think you should focus on in your
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response to get the highest scores
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possible okay here's my sample response
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using that particular model so what are
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the qualities of a successful team
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leader here's my response for you
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there are numerous qualities that a team
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leader must possess if they are to be
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successful in the role these include
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being a great communicator if you cannot
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communicate effectively and support your
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team you will not see projects through
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to the end you must also have a thorough
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understanding of your team's strengths
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and weaknesses and then adapt your plan
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based on their qualities a team leader
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must be resolute in their actions be
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confident in their own and their team's
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abilities and also be determined to see
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projects through to the end
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finally a team leader must be committed
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to delivering positive results for his
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or her employer and act as a positive
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role model for the organization they are
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working for again that is a really
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strong response and if you use that
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that interview question I can pretty
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much guarantee you'll get the highest
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schools possible let's move on to
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question number three so team leader
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question number three
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how would you motivate your team this is
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a tough question and it's one which I
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can pretty much guarantee again you'll
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get asked during your team leader
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interview
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how would you motivate your team here's
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some tips for answering the question
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positively tip number one all successful
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leaders know their team members
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strengths and weaknesses so if you're
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going to motivate a team you have to
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know what they're good at but also know
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what they're not good at too tip number
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two communication is vital to motivating
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your team you have to communicate with
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them on a regular basis tip number three
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always be clear when communicating with
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your team if a team knows what's
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expected of them and you encourage and
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praise them as a team leader they will
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literally do anything for you so you
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have to be a good motivator here's my
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sample response to the team leader
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interview question how would you
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motivate your team there are two key
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elements I would use to motivate my team
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these are communication and clarity I
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would motivate my team by communicating
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with them in three ways firstly by
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talking to each team member to find out
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what they are good at and what their
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strengths are secondly I would
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communicate the organization's goals
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regularly to ensure each team member was
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clear on the plan of action we had in
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place and thirdly I would be a
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supportive team leader who would
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encourage the team regularly during the
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task being undertaken and also praise
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them when appropriate with regards to
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clarity I feel a team is far more likely
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to succeed and be self-motivated if they
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understand clearly what the plan is
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I would always brief the team as to what
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he's expecting from them if a team
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understands what is required and they
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are praised when they work well they
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will stay motivated now that is a solid
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answer to the question how would you
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motivate your team and don't forget like
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I say you're gonna get the slide soon to
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download these and you can use them
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during your preparation just to remind
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you if you are enjoying these I'd love
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it if you gave the video a thumbs up
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because that will motivate me to do some
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more for you question number four of the
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team leader interview what type of
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leader are you now obviously only you
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will know what kind of leader you are
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but this would be my response to it
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first of all a few tips
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for answering this question tip number
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one to be an effective leader you have
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to set the standards expected of your
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team so whenever I used to go into an
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organization and work as a team leader I
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did it for many years I would always set
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the standards high because it's very
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it's very difficult to raise the
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standards once you've set a low standard
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but you can always bring them back down
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slightly and it's one thing I learned
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from the get-go was to set high
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standards from the start
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tip number to being firm but fair is a
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great way to lead tip number three
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showing empathy as a leader when
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required is vital you have to show
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empathy at times as a leader so using
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all of that information here's my sample
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response for you to use I believe I am
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hardworking professional and determined
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leader who takes great pride in their
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work I am a leader who is able to get
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the most out of their team by
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implementing supportive and motivational
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strategies in parallel whilst I am very
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much a firm leader who expects nothing
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but high standards from his team I also
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have empathy and can react to a team
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members change in performance if it
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occurs as a team leader I feel it is
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important to understand your team and
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what motivates them individually
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whenever leaving a new team I would
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always carry out initial staff
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appraisals to get to know my team and to
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also lay down the expectations I have of
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each team member to summarize I'm a
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leader who is firm fair and highly
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focused on my employer's goals and their
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overall mission ok another great
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response question number 5 how would you
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solve a dispute or disagreement between
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two team members under your control this
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is a tough question but a great one to
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be prepared for here's some tips for
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answering this question to get the
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highest marks possible tip number one
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always look to resolve problems and
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disputes quickly you need to get them
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resolved as soon as possible if you
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don't then it impacts negatively on the
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team show the interview panel that you
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have got the confidence and expertise to
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resolve disputes quickly tip number 3
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when resolving issues between team
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members always get those involved to
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agree to the resolution that you put
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forward so both parties have to be in
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agreement with your suggestion here's
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the answer
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to the interview question how would you
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solve a dispute or disagreement between
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two team members under your control
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first of all I think it's important to
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get to the bottom of a dispute quickly
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if you let a dispute or disagreement
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fester or try and allow it to rectify
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itself naturally you run the risk of it
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becoming a serious problem whereby it
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can affect the rest of the team if there
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is a dispute or disagreement I will
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first of all gather some facts to find
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out what the problem actually is I will
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speak to each person involved
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individually to get clarity on the
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situation then I will decide what my
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plan of action is to resolve the
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situation amicably and quickly this
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would normally involve sitting down with
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both parties to discuss a situation in a
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calm manner with a view to resolving the
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issue I would then at the end of the
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meeting get both team members to agree
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on the resolution and put it behind them
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for the benefit of the team great answer
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question number six describe a project
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where you led a team to success now tips
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for answering this team leader interview
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question make sure you give a specific
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example when answering this question
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don't tell into a panel what you would
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do to lead a team to success but tell
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them what you've done before tip number
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two try and include an external pressure
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that makes the project more difficult
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this might be a time element or where
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something's gone wrong and you have to
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act really quickly tip number three show
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that you were able to motivate your team
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to complete the project successfully
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let's take a look at my sample answer to
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this interview question there have been
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many occasions where I have led a team
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to success however perhaps the most
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recent and most notable was whereby my
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team had to complete a task for my
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company under difficult and challenging
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circumstances our company IT system went
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down unexpectedly and it quickly became
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apparent that it needed to be replaced
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and quickly each day the system was down
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the organization was losing significant
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sums of money
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I created a plan of action before
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sitting down with my team to explain the
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brief and what I wanted each person to
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do it was particularly difficult because
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the work we were required to carry out
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had to be completed over a weekend I
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needed to motivate my team to come in
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over the weekend when they were not
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expected to
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now after I brief the team successfully
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they all understood the importance of
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the task and agreed to come in over the
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weekend period now over the weekend we
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worked tirelessly to replace the entire
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system as quickly and accurately as
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possible once the system had been
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replaced we then spent time checking
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everything was working correctly to make
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sure the business could operate as
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normal we also put measures in place to
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make sure the system failure would not
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happen again
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once Monday morning came around the task
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was complete and the business was able
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to function again without hindrance I
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feel this was a successful project
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because I was able to motivate the team
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successfully whilst also providing
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clarity on the work I wanted to be
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carried out and by what timeframe so
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that is a real specific response where I
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was in a situation and I took the team
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from point A to point B to solve the
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problem quickly whilst under pressure
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question number seven you're gonna get
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these slides very soon have you ever
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failed as a leader really difficult
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question to answer so here's some tips
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first of all for answering is to get the
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highest marks possible tip number one
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give an example where you will have
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actually failed don't say well I've
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never failed as a leader okay they're
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not looking for that they want to see a
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level of maturity in your failure what I
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mean by that is that you tell the
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interview panel what you've learned from
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that experience because that's really
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important tip number three tell the
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interview panel how you have matured as
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a leader from the experience where you
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failed so here's a sample response to
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the team leader interview question have
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you ever failed as a leader here we go
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yes I have in the early days of being a
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leader I remember leading a team by
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using an entirely autocratic approach I
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was basically dictating what I expected
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of the team and what I wanted them to do
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now this was a mistake
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simply because I failed to get to know
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my team and also what motivated them as
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individuals I soon realized that my
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approach to leadership would fail and so
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I decided to change quickly
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I believe that initial experience of
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leading people stood me in good stead
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and has made me the leader I am today I
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continually analyzed my performance to
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look for ways I can improve I feel this
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is an important quality of an effective
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leader and being
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reflective of one's own performance is a
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key ingredient of being successful as a
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team leader not a great response ok so
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where'd you get these slides from a
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couple of things before you switch off
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if you click the link below this video
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it will take you through to a page where
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you can download these exact slides and
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start using them during your preparation
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now if you want more free training to
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help you pass your team leader interview
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or whatever interview it is please go to
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the website pass my interview comm or if
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you look further in the description
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below the video the link is in there and
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you can get 30 days free interview
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training there's about 54 training
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modules on there that I've personally
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created and I promise you if you follow
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them your chances of passing your
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interview will significantly increase
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now there's also a link in there to my
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LinkedIn profile so if you want to
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connect with me on LinkedIn please feel
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free to do so
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you subscribe to the channel and give
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videos for you guys don't forget to put
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what interview you've got coming up in
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the comment section below and I'll give
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you five questions to prepare for thank
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you for watching and I genuinely wish
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you all the very best in your pursuit to
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passing your team leader interview
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