The Sharrow Group, a Rochester, N.Y.-based executive search firm specializing in the housing industry, has created a quick checklist of questions a builder should ask prospective management hires during interviews:

• Give an example of how you handled a peer who was not supportive of your business agenda?
• How have you handled a subordinate who was not able to perform?
• What is your method for getting people to follow your vision?
• What are your core values and why are they important to you?
• What type of business culture allows you to thrive?
• Describe the leadership style of a past supervisor who was able to maximize your output.
• How do you work under stress?
• What behavior development would help you professionally?