Identifying Leadership Traits to Follow

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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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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