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Describe a time when you were proven wrong

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Anonymous

7 months ago
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I recently took over a team from a different tribe, my approach was to observe what the team was doing and how I could best help them. 

One of the observations was that a team member was not contributing as much as was expected and ultimately was underperforming. I raised this with the previous line manager and he validated my concerns and said that he will likely get another developing in performance review and be put on a PIP. 

After some initial conversation with the individual, discussing what I've observed and how his not meeting expectations, I was pretty sure, this person was checked out and was likely heading for a difficult performance review

However, after some further discussion and people a relationship with that individual, they opened up and start to share their difficulties they were having. This then allowed me reach out the necessary teams to get them the support they needed. 

Utlimately, they proved me wrong, as due the the hard work with both put in, his on track for a good performance review 





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Behavioral
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  • Share an experience where you had to admit your mistake because you were wrong.
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  • Can you describe a situation where you had to reconsider your position because of evidence or new information that showed you were wrong?
  • Share an experience where you had to apologize because you were wrong.
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Interview question asked to Technical Program Managers, Data Scientists, Backend Engineers and other roles interviewing at Funding Circle, WorldRemit, Carousell and others: Describe a time when you were proven wrong.