"I stay focused on what needs to be accomplished. I take my share as a stakeholder in the success of our teams seriously. Quite honestly, as strange as it may sound, if I let my stress get the better of me, and froze up or in any way let it impact my productivity, I think that would stress me out more. So, I just stay focused on what needs to get done, and objectify each obstacle, and quickly determine how to navigate each one, whether we climb over it, go around it, or take a detour. I think fast, take calculated and informed risks, and pride myself on being resourceful and decisive in such situations."

The confidence you have in your own abilities will reveal your level of experience. So, to successfully answer this question, simply align yourself with Zalando's recommended approach. What matters here is not whether your solutions in such situations are perfectly laid plans, but simplest and most decisive. "This is a race. Decisiveness breeds speed. We seek commitment, not consensus. Quick, adaptive execution of an imperfect plan beats slow execution of the perfect plan. Simple solutions scale quickly and are robust. Complicated ones are often a sign that we haven't understood the problem yet."