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1. If I called a member of your current staff and asked them to tell me about you, what would they say?
2. What actions would you take if you came on board?
3. How do you lead?
4. What’s your secret to getting subordinates to follow you?
5. How do you motivate employees?
6. How do you reward employees?
7. Describe your management philosophy and management style.
8. Some managers supervise their employees closely, while others use a loose rein. How do you manage?
9. How have you improved as a manager over the years?
10. How many people have you fired? How do you go about it?
11. How would you deal with an employee who broke a policy (ie: late for work)?
12. How would you deal with an employee who was not open and honest in communication?
13. It is very hard to attract (critical care, ER, OR, OB etc.) nurses to this area. What are some strategies you might use to have enough qualified nurses to be sure patients get quality care in the facility?
14. What single professional event made you most proud to be a manager/leader?
15. What event made you least proud to be a leader?
16. In prior positions did you have budgeting responsibilities? If so, what was the size of your operating budget?
17. Do you know how to figure FTE’s?
18. What is your definition of empowerment?
19. What is your definition of Quality Assurance (QA), and who should be responsible, for QA?
20. Tell me about a time when your manager made a decision you disagreed with. What actions did you take and why?
21. Tell me about a time when you had to handle a disruptive employee. What did you do? What were the results?
22. Tell me about a time when you had to deal with an irate physician, patient, employee etc. How did you handle it and what was the result?
23. How have you managed to foster a successful team in your past positions?
24. What methods have you found successful in determining the priorities when you start in a new facility?
25. What methods do you use to foster open communication with staff and management?
26. Tell me about a work incident when you were totally honest, despite a potential risk or downside for the honesty.
27. How did you handle a recent situation where the direction from above was unclear and circumstances were changing?
28. Describe how you motivated a group of people to do something they did not want to do.
29. Who is your most effective subordinate and your least effective subordinate?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each? What have you done to develop each of these subordinates?
30. Tell me about some of the people who have become successful as a result of your management. What was your role in their development?

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