From the course: Expert Tips for Answering Common Interview Questions
Candidate answer and feedback
(bright, upbeat music) - So let's see how someone might answer this question, to give you my thoughts. - For me, good leadership is about finding the best analytical approach while still caring about the people on the team. Last year, I took charge of a digital marketing campaign that wasn't getting any traction. I realized our team members didn't know what was expected. We worked together to build new metrics. I gave more responsibilities to our most engaged team member and helped another one find a different job where he could be more effective. Within three months, we were hitting our numbers and morale was vastly better. When we were ready to expand, five internal candidates asked if they could join our team. I love building productive, successful teams, and it sounds as if there would be great opportunities to do that in the job we're talking about. - That was a great answer. There's a lot I liked about it. So first, what I really liked is how you talked about what your overall philosophy was, how you were an effective leader, and then you brought us into a live example. You shared an example of something that was a challenge, what you did, the results that you captured from it, and you talked about how you brought the team along. So this wasn't just about you. This was about how you brought people with you on this journey, and you just wrapped it up really cleanly, too, with how it connected back to the organization. So great job. So great job.
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