• Describe your normal methods of assigning work to subordinates.

• Who is in charge while you are gone? How do you inform this person of the limits and responsibilities you expect him/her to observe?

• Have you ever moved up to a position where you had to supervise former peers? How did you handle it?

• Describe a project that required a major effort by many members of your staff. Who did you ask to participate? Why did you choose them? What assignments did they have?

• You've probably had a situation in which you delegated a responsibility, but the work wasn't done as you expected. Why do you think this happened? What would you do differently next time?