Definitely find out if they can (and how WELL they can) separate their emotions from their intellect when they make management decisions.
Ask them: 1.The company has certain policies in stone. One is “no more then two weeks off for vacation”. An employee calls you FROM vacation and says they need another week. What do you do?
2. When is it OK to go AGAINST written policies?
3. John is an “above-and-beyond” worker. He worked late at the office yesterday and you allow him to come in late today. Mary claims she wrote her reports at her house late last night and wants to come in late, too. Mary is only a mediocre worker. Do you let her?
4. Mary DOES do a lot of typing from her home. Can she take home some office computer paper to offset her personal costs?
5. Say the company has a strict dress code. Today you’re understaffed. Mary comes in with her “Friday Night Fun” attire. WAY too extreme. Do you send her home? What do you do?
6. Say there is a written policy you feel is very, very wrong. Do you allow employees to violate it?
7. You hear through the grapevine that Mary is going to go to Human Resources and say you’re giving her a hard time because she’s a woman and that you’re prejudiced against women. What do you do?
8. John tells you that he wants to start cross dressing, Do you let him come into the office dressed as a woman when you KNOW it will be a distraction to others, including clients?