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May 15, 2008
Asking the Right Questions
Filed under: Brad Works
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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Comments
Great post - I always like to start interviews by asking "What's your favorite animal? And make that sound." It usually breaks the ice and it loosens up the meeting.
It was great seeing you yesterday - looking forward to seeing the personality stuff you were telling me about!
Posted by: Jeff Shinabarger at May 23, 2008 2:24 PM