Give me an example of a time when you motivated others.
(Situation) I was the coach of a youth basketball team that was playing for league championship. The team we were playing against had much taller players, and some were senior high-school students who had played on the senior basketball teams. Several of the players on our team thought we had no chance to win and even talked about forfeiting.(Action) I acknowledged how challenging the game would be. But I also talked to the players about how many tough matches we had won to get where we were. And as sort of a joke I offered to buy everyone ice cream if we won.
(Result) We played really inspired basketball and we barely lost to a much taller and more physically gifted team. We came together as a team during that match and everyone supported one another. I learned how well people respond when you are willing to make a personal sacrifice to help the team succeed.
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