Influence a Colleague Who Prefers a Different Approach

Describe a time you influenced a colleague who preferred a different approach to a shared goal. ### Constraints & Assumptions Use a real example and distinguish your contribution from the team's work. The source provides the interview question, not a candidate answer; illustrative stories in the solution are fictional. ### Clarifying Questions What did each approach optimize? What concern motivated your colleague? What influence did you have without relying on formal authority? ### What a Strong Answer Covers Fair representation of the alternative, shared criteria, evidence or a small experiment, and the resulting decision and working relationship. ### Follow-up Questions What did you change after hearing the other view? How did you know agreement was substantive? What if your colleague had remained unconvinced?