As an administrator, one of your duties is ensuring your team works together smoothly and completes assigned tasks. If employee morale is low, your team members will not be enthusiastic about performing their jobs well, and work can suffer. Additionally, team members will look elsewhere for work if they feel underappreciated. A popular UK healthcare journalist named James Brook wrote an article describing ways that the NHS can value and motivate its staff to ensure they retain their talent pool. The five ways he mentioned, which all administrators should use, are (1) Focus on the employee's strengths, (2) Appreciate all employees, (3) Connect with team members, (4) Allow employees to make meaningful contributions, and (5) Build a positive, motivational work culture.

The interviewers want to gain insight into your leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills by asking how you motivate your team. They want to hear that you are on the same page as the NHS, strive to retain the talent pool, and appreciate employees for a job well done. Describe how you keep your team motivated as an administrator. Some examples include icebreakers in kickoff meetings, verbal recognition, rewards, or friendly competitions.