One of the most frequently posed team leader interview questions, be ready for it.   The ability to make quick decisions is one of the traits that is often required in a team leader. However, you must not forget to gauge the risks and benefits of it. Tell the panel about a situation where you made a quick decision, keeping the company's best interests in mind. Before executing that decision, you must also mention how you weighed the pros and cons. One example to answer this question is, “Normally, in my previous company, I was often required to make quick decisions with very little information. One of the situations was when a client requested crucial changes in their project and needed the answer within two hours. Usually, in these scenarios, I take the time to calculate the cost and another parameter that might affect our budget when a client asks for any additions. But in this scenario, it was impossible due to the time crunch. So, I weighed that taking more time than we have had the risk of losing the client and further future projects from them. Since they were an old client and had already spent enough money with us over the years, we could not risk losing them. So, what I did was we agreed to the changes but made it clear that any further changes would not be possible. I take quick decisions and execute them accordingly only when the risk of not doing it will harm the company. Therefore, I always balance the risk and rewards table to ensure my decisions are not detrimental to the organization.”