Which leader do you have?

First one in, last one out. >> Pink flag. A leader shouldn't have to always do that. It means they're not managing with clarity and structure around their team, and they're making up for that with always having to be there. >> Defends the team in public. >> Green flag. You want your leader to go bat for you. They should be taking it on the chin themselves. >> Answers messages even on vacation. >> Pink flag. If you text me and you're stuck, you don't have the password for something, I'm going to reply to you. But if not, I'm not going to reply to you. >> Asks for feedback from the front line. >> The greenest of flags. Great leaders know that the people talking to customers have the best source of information actually solve problems. >> Says, "We are family here." >> That's a red flag. We come together to accomplish a thing. We're not sitting here to create nepotism. >> Never takes a day off. >> Red flag, man. I know me, I'm better after I take some time off, vacation, recharge, reset, connect to nature. There's a season for everything, but not normal. >> Says yes to every request. >> [ __ ] red flag. [music] Steve Jobs said this. He's more impressed with the thousand things you said no to, not the everything else he said yes to. >> Brags that their team doesn't complain. >> Red flag. Your team should be giving you feedback that sounds like complaint for complainers that is actually just feedback for high performers. And if they're not, then you just don't have a culture where people are being honest with you. >> Says, "This is how we've always done it." >> Reddest of flags, man. New world, new strategy. Great leaders know that. >> Spends one-on-one time with the team. >> It's a green flag as long as it's structured. There's leaders that literally are like, "I'm always with my team." Or trying to stop them from making a mistake because they don't know how to lead.