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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