General surgeons must have leadership skills to work as leaders and participants in team-based care inside and outside the operating room. The interviewers ask this question to see if you have the skills to be a collaborative leader of care teams and partners in decision-making around issues related to injured patients and surgical problems. Perhaps you have led a team during medical school, been a coach for a youth sports team, or were on the advisory board for a non-profit organization. Whether you have led a group of 500 or a team of 2, you must show the interviewer that you can handle the responsibility of being a general surgeon.