Your question is Handling Competing External Demands. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
Tell me about a time you had to deal with competing external demands and align the team on priorities.
Explain the context, the stakeholders involved, the trade-offs you considered, and how you translated the decision into an actionable plan. Describe how you communicated the priorities, managed disagreement or escalation, and measured whether the team stayed aligned.