Not only are other groups and situations demanding their time and money, most of your members have to be constantly 'resold' on the value of their membership fees, to say nothing of the importance of attending Association meetings and events. Your staff, especially the front line and membership contact positions ,have to be staffed with the right person, in the right job that is matched to their skills and your goals and service standards. As a busy association executive, you want to create a productive environment while protecting your investment in their training. Good employees turn up, not by magic, but through good hiring practices, and smart hiring starts with smart interviewing. All the exciting and interesting things.
People offer revealing replies to that question.
You learn a lot about people's self-esteem when they answer that question. I like to be left on my own, to make up my mind how to do things. You know immediately that this is the wrong person for a job that's heavily supervised. Consider both the demands of the job and the working environment. Work areas quickly become private domains, and rightly so or people wouldn't take pride in them.