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How would you establish your credibility quickly?

How would you establish your credibility quickly?

The interviewer is interested to know how do you lead your team and win their confidence as this is important to deliver results.
How will you influence the internal stakeholders? How will you gain their trust and in how much time? What is your approach?
Show that based on your prior experience, you took x time and are confident to do in x-1 time due to your experience. Tell your approach.
Do's
• Meet up the team and know them as person
• Understand their work and contribution
• Understand their issues and provide support
• Show early wins within x-1 time
Don'ts
• My boss has to tell the team
• I am their boss, they need to win my confidence
Similar Questions
• How would you establish your credibility quickly with the team, internal and external stakeholders?
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