► Describe a situation in which you had a conflict with another person in a corporate or school setting, and how you resolved it.

► Everyone has some development opportunities within his/her leadership style. What are yours? What have you done to overcome them?

► Accomplishing team goals requires that all team members fulfill their responsibilities. Tell me about a situation in which you have helped to clarify team members' roles and responsibilities.

► Discuss some situations in which you successfully supervised a diverse group of people towards a difficult goal. What skills did you employ in supervising them? What did you learn?

► How would your subordinates describe you as a leader? How would they describe your weaknesses?

► Describe your leadership style. Do you believe in giving others a free rein, or do you prefer close supervision?

► Describe a situation in which you had to lead a group towards a goal despite difficult opposition from others.

► Sometimes team get off track when working toward a specific project or goal. Describe a time when this happened and you had great difficulty in getting your team back on track. What did you do?

► Describe a situation in which you had to provide constructive feedback to a co-worker or team member.

► Have you held leadership roles in extracurricular activities? How did you lead? Give me an example.

► Team members don't always agree about how to get things done. Tell me about a situation in which you had to resolve disagreements among team members. What did you do?

► All of us have been in situations where we assigned work to other people and they didn't follow through. Can you tell me about one of these? Why did it happen? What did you learn from that experience?

► There are many obstacles that can prevent a team from accomplishing its goals. Describe a time when you were able to remove obstacles so your team could achieve a goal.

► Think of a time when you had a major role in developing a team that became very successful. What did you do to contribute to the team success?

► When have you inspired someone to work hard to do a better job? How did you do that?