Facility Manager Mock Interview
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Question 11 of 35
What is the most difficult aspect of leading employees for you?
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Ronda Barnes is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in career development and strategic staffing. She has a master’s degree in Human Resource Development and a graduate certificate in Online Learning and Teaching.
"One of the most difficult aspects of leading employees for me is getting them to see their full potential."
Ronda Barnes is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in career development and strategic staffing. She has a master’s degree in Human Resource Development and a graduate certificate in Online Learning and Teaching.
The interviewer wants to learn more about who you are as a leader. Every leader has something that is challenging for them. Candidly discuss the aspect of leadership that is most challenging for you, and share why it is a challenge. It may be something that pushes you emotionally. It may be an area that is not your strength. Feel free to openly share what you struggle with. Odds are, the interviewer will take this feedback to heart and ensure that you receive assistance in this area if you are hired.
Ronda Barnes is an HR professional with over 10 years of experience in career development and strategic staffing. She has a master’s degree in Human Resource Development and a graduate certificate in Online Learning and Teaching.
"One common challenge for leaders such as myself is having to terminate an employee. Ideally, a leader should terminate someone's employment only after having multiple conversations to improve the employee's performance, so the termination should not come as a surprise. Leaders will often say the employee knew it was coming, but it is still very challenging because termination impacts a person's income and family."
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Definitely terminating an employee is the worst, because I know I've put the time, resources, and opportunity to meet the job expectations. Also review periods. I really appreciate emails and chat histories so I can look back and provide specifics for both situations.
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Terminating employees is always tough, but it sounds like you've given thought to best practices for this difficult task, including providing details and supporting documentation.
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