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Your Qualities

I “RESPECTFULLY” challenge decisions when I disagree, even when doing so is uncomfortable or exhausting.
I have “CONVICTIONS”, firmly held belief or Opinion and that is either based on data or experience. But I am not “RIGID”. I “LISTEN”.
if I have data, I do not readily relinquishing a position, principle, or course of action;
I am “DETERMINED”
I do not “COMPROMISE” for the sake of social cohesion.
Once a Decision is made, I “COMMIT WHOLLY”, even though I disagree with the decision.

Tell me about a situation where you had a conflict with someone on your team. What was it about? What did you do? How did they react? What was the outcome?
Describe a situation where other members of your team didn’t agree with your ideas. What did you do?
Tell me about a time when you did not accept the status quo.
Tell me about a time when you had to step up and disagree with a team member’s approach.
If your direct manager was instructing you to do something you disagreed with, how would you handle it?
Tell me about an unpopular decision of yours.
Describe a situation where you thought you were right, but your peers or supervisor did not agree with you. How did you convince them that you were right? How did you react? What was the outcome?

Do you fight for your ideas or do you give up on them if someone challenges you?
What if you fight for your idea (meaning you "disagree" with someone) and don't win - what do you do then? Do you support the person who did win ("commit" to their idea) or do you try to work against them because your idea didn't win?
How do you deal with interpersonal relationships, in particular conflicts that arise between two people (or one person and a group of people).

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