第八部分：管理模式与人际技巧(11～15问)
问：描述你在上司面前为自己的见解辩护的一次经历。
答：我说服上司改变公关公司。我确信以芝加哥为基地的公司不能满足我们在西海岸的利益，通过向上司展示客源统计变化后，我说服了他。
这与描述“你按他人的建议行事的经历”是相对立的。你能提出有建设性的建议并且让他人明白你的想法吗？请举出具体的例子来说明。
Q:Tell me about a time when you had to defend an idea to your boss.
A:Once I had to convince my boss to change PR firms.I really believed that our interests on the West Coast werent being met by our Chicagobased firm.I was able to convince him after showing him the demographic shift in our customer base.
问：你想改变你的管理形式的哪些方面？
答：别人向我征求意见时，我常常控制着自己不把答案直接告诉别人。我认为使别人学会如何解决问题更为重要。我越来越善于教导别人并提出问题，但我从不告诉别人该怎么做。
谈谈你正在努力改进的管理方式的一个方面。告诉面试官你采取的步骤，并给出证据来说明你取得的进步。
Q:What aspect of your management style would you like to change?
A:Ive been working on holding back the urge to tell people the answers when they ask for advice.I think its more mportant to teach people how to solve their own problems.Ive gotten better at coaching and presenting questions and feedback without telling people what to do.
问：你有没有感到上司及同事对你的排斥？
答：我必须说明一下为何我曾认为黑白色调更切合保险小册子的内容。最初，办公室里没有人赞同这个想法，因为我们都习惯于彩色的册子，人人都认为黑白册子看上去显得低档。最后我终于说服大家，用更为巧妙的方法呈现死亡抚慰金这一大难题会更行之有效。
举出具体例子说明你为自己的观点辩护的例子。避开谈及个性抵触、怨恨情绪或愤怒的争吵。你如何令别人理解你的观点？结果如何？一定要以积极的语气结束谈话。
Q:Have you ever felt defensive around your boss or peers?
A:I had to explain once why I thought a blackandwhite brochure was more suitable for the content of an insuranceproduct brochure.No one in my office liked the idea initially,because we were all used to color brochures,and everybody felt that black and white looked cheap.Eventually I convinced them that a more subtle approach would work better to present information about a difficult topicdeath benefits.
