Good Team Leader Interview Question:

Suppose if the work of a subordinate or team member was not up to expectations then what would you do?

Submitted by: Murtaza

I have quite a bit of previous team experience, and have faced this situation a few times in the past so let me tell you how I've learned to handle the issue. The most important first step in dealing with an under-performing subordinate or team member is honest communications talking with the person can lead to some surprising discoveries, such as the person not understanding the assigned tasks to being overwhelmed with the assignment. Once I discovered the problem, I could then forge a solution that usually solved the problem and allowed the work to move forward. So often in situations like this, the problem is some combination of miss-communications and unrealistic expectations.
Submitted by: Murtaza