[Behavioral] Tell me about a time you had to push back on a leader.

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I worked with a leader who wanted an immediate answer on a sensitive employee issue before HR had enough facts to support the direction they preferred. The pressure was understandable because they wanted the situation resolved quickly, but moving too fast would have made the decision much harder to defend later.

I pushed back respectfully but clearly. I explained what we...

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