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Michelle Krebs has over 15 years of experience interviewing and hiring candidates in the healthcare and medical device industries.
The interviewer wants to know that you can be diplomatic in the workplace, even when you may not agree with your leader.
Show the interviewer that it is possible for you to be a good team member, yet disagree with the leader from time to time. Explain that you believe everyone is entitled to their own professional opinion, yet capable of maintaining respect for each other at the same time.
Show that even if you disagree with the final decision they make, you support the direction the team is heading.

Michelle Krebs has over 15 years of experience interviewing and hiring candidates in the healthcare and medical device industries.
"I think that it is possible to be a great team member, even when disagreeing with the leader. It's all in how you maintain respect for each other despite the difference in opinion."
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I do believe that one can be a good team member while disagreeing with a leader because not everyone is going to agree with each other 100%. As long as there is respect for one another that's all it matters to be able to maintain a healthy environment.

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You're right; disagreements with others happen in the workplace. What's important is how you respond to those disagreements! Respect, as you mentioned, is essential. Be sure to include other aspects like effective communication, conflict resolution, compromise, etc., to demonstrate that you can constructively work through those disagreements.
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