Use reversibility as your guide: for reversible decisions, decide quickly and learn. For irreversible ones, invest time in analysis. Most decisions are more reversible than they feel in the moment.
Strong answers reference decision-making models: one-way vs two-way doors (reversibility), RAPID or RACI for decision rights, disagree and commit, and the cost of delay in decision-making. Best candidates discuss how they communicate decisions, bring others along, and create space for dissent before committing.
Tests decision-making quality. Leaders who agonise over every decision slow their teams. Those who decide without input lose buy-in. Look for a framework that matches decision speed to decision stakes.