Hey there, happy to help out here. With this interview question (which is not very unusual actually) you should keep three things in mind: 1) Admit to the interviewer that it was HARD, and a difficult situation. They aren’t looking for “Superman” who can do everything without feeling it. Show that you felt how difficult it was, especially if it involved someone’s future at the company (a firing, etc.) 2) Show that you made a decision that was not necessarily the EASIEST. Sometimes, it would be easier to avoid the difficult issue, to blame someone else, etc. It is critical in this question that you show YOUR OWN ability to TAKE CHARGE, and to take responsibility here, even if it required your making some TOUGH decisions. For example, it would be easier to fire someone, claiming that “there wasn’t enough money to pay the salary.” It would be harder to say “you aren’t good at your job.” But you wanna show that you made the decision that was best for the company, even if it was HARDER than it had to be on you. 3) Show through your actions that you were not afraid of your boss. You need to be respectful of course, but the best employees (and future leaders) are ones who are not afraid to speak out. Show that you are not intimidated—and show that you have what it takes to speak confidently with our boss. This attitude is critical in adcoms…