Identifying Leadership Traits to Follow

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What are the key characteristics and red flags with today’s leaders in the tech industry? How to identify the leadership skills, the team building skills, and the execution skills.

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SHOW NOTES:

WHERE ARE THE LEADERS IN THEIR CAREERS?

• Are they a 1st time manager?
• Have they managed distributed teams? Managed multiple teams?
• Have they managed a P&L?
• Have they had significant success in the past? What was their role?

LEADERSHIP SKILLS, TEAM BUILDING, EXECUTION AND RED FLAGS

• Are you joining an established “team” or group that’s worked together before?
• Is the leader repeating a previous success, in a similar or different domain?
• What motivates the leader? What is their view on competition?
• What are the leader’s best skills? Do they recognize this?
• Does the leader augment their skills with the team around them? Do they recognize this?
• Does your personality mesh with the team you’re joining, or are you expecting to be a change agent?

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