I'm Blair Stevenson, founder of BravaTrak. Since 1997, I've specialized in developing team leaders' capability to get better results.
Working with over 7000 managers of customer-facing teams, I've identified there are 7 traits high-performing team leaders have in common.
These are the ones to look for when you're recruiting team leaders, to ensure they've got high potential.
The 7 Traits of High-Potential Team Leaders:
Honesty (05:09).
Action oriented (11:02).
Low need for approval (14:32).
High IQ (20:10).
Social awareness and ability to maintain good relationships (22:57).
Self-awareness and ability to self-manage (25:02).
Great time management (28:08).
You'll Learn:
The most important characteristic people say they want in their team leader - based on global research since 1987 (05:34).
The 2 questions to ask during an interview to identify whether a prospect has this characteristic (08:02).
The competency area of your team leaders which has the greatest impact on employee engagement (07:08).
Why most successful team leaders aren't perfectionists (11:58).
The percentage of decisions made by Chief Executives which are wrong - the number will shock you (12:33).
What high performing team leaders have in common with dictators (15:19).
Strategies they use to keep maintain self-awareness (25:32).
The common red flag which shows a person has poor self-management (26:04).
The hack high performing team leaders use to ensure they get things done in the required timeframe (28:38).
