- How have you become so successful in this organization?
- Who fails & who successful in this organization & why?
- If you had to train someone to take your place, what knowledge and what skills would you make certain that person possessed in order to perform successfully as your successor?
- If you could design an ideal curriculum or training program to teach you to be a better manager, what would it contain?
- Think of other effective managers you know. What skills do they demonstrate that explain their success?
1. Verbal communication (including listening)
2. Managing time and stress
3. Managing individual decisions
4. Recognizing, defining, and solving problems
5. Motivating and influencing others
6. Delegating
7. Setting goals and articulating a vision
8. Self-awareness
9. Team building
10. Managing conflict
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1. Please describe a typical day at work. What do you do all day?
2. What are the most critical problems you face as a manager?
3. What are the most critical skills needed to be a successful manager in your line of work?
4. What are the major reasons managers fail in positions like yours?
5. What are the outstanding skills or abilities of other effective managers you have known?
6. If you had to train someone to replace you in your current job, what key abilities would you focus on?
