Tell me about a time you disagreed with your own manager or leadership.

Summary

Describe the decision, your reasoning and evidence, how you raised it (privately, with options), what happened, and how you supported the final decision with your team.

Longer Answer

Strong answers show respectful challenge with data, an alternative proposal, and "disagree and commit" once a decision is made — representing it to the team honestly without undermining it ("this wasn't my recommendation, but here's why it was decided and how we'll make it work").

Key Points

• Evidence and options, raised privately
• Outcome
• Committed publicly afterwards

Deep dive: Reporting Up and Representing Your Teams

What interviewers look for

Integrity and organisational maturity.

Red flags

• Complaining to the team
• Never disagreeing with leadership