Your top priority just changed without warning. How do you respond?

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▸ WHAT IT REVEALS

Adaptability, communication, focus.

▸ GOOD ANSWER LOOKS LIKE

Acknowledges the change, re-plans quickly, communicates impact on previous priority.

▸ RED FLAGS

Resists the change. Or drops everything without transitioning properly.

▸ FOLLOW-UP PROBE

How do you manage stakeholders of the deprioritized work?