How to spot future leaders: (Ram Chara)
- They consistently deliver ambitious results
- They continuously demonstrate growth, adaptability, and learning better and faster than their excellently performing peers
- They seize the opportunity for challenging, bigger assignments, thereby expanding capability and capacity and improving judgment
- They have the ability to think through the business and take leaps of imagination to grow the business
- They are driven to take things to the next level
- Their powers of observation are very acute, forming judgments of people by focusing on their decisions, behaviors, and actions, rather than relying on initial reactions and gut instincts; they can mentally detect and construct the "DNA" of a person
- They come to the point succinctly, are clear thinkers, and have the courage to state a point-of-view even though listeners may react adversely
- They ask incisive questions that open minds and incite the imagination
- The perceptively judge their own direct reports, have the courage to give them honest feedback so the direct reports grow; they dig into a cause and effect if a direct report is failing
- They know the non-negotiable criteria of the job of their direct reports and match the job with the person; if there is a mismatch they deal with it promptly.
- They are able to spot talent and see the "God's gift" of other individuals
