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It seems that I’ve been spending a lot of time lately building teams, especially as my spheres of responsibility continue to expand. I was in a meeting today with the dean of admissions at USC–I’m considering their EMBA program–and he asked me how I build great teams. Finding the right people and building good teams has always been an instinctual and intuitive process for me. I’ve blogged a little about hiring before, but there is a lot I still need to learn.

One thing I am learning is what questions to ask. Some of those include:

• What books have you read that you would consider to be a key part of shaping who you are (personally and professionally)?

• What websites, blogs and magazines do you read regularly to keep you at the top of your game?
• What else do you do to keep you at the top of your game?
• If you could write a book, what would you write about and why?
• What do you look for in a good team? How would you go about building that “good” team?
• What do you look for in a good manager/supervisor?
• What should a supervisor/manager know about you to keep you performing at your best?
• How do you react when your good ideas don’t seem to be going anywhere?
• Describe a write-home-to-momma moment–something that you have been responsible for that you are really proud of.
• Describe a moment you don’t want anybody to know about–something that you have been responsible for that you’re not so proud of.

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