Thoughts and summaries from Harvard Business IdeaCast 102: What Kind of a Leader Will You Be?

Questions to ask yourself as a leader:

Leaders are recruiters. You need to know how to find good people and build strong teams. You need to understand what the team needs to accomplish and which players are needed to get it done.

Why would the best people want to work on your team?
– example – google and netflix have “10 reasons why you should work for us”

How do you know when you’ve found a good person?

Can you find the great people who aren’t looking for you?
– example – needing to look outside, for example, southwest goes to schools to find burnt out teachers for stewardesses, or burnt out police officers and fireman for baggage handlers.

Are you as tough on yourself as you are on the people you work with?
– it is all about humility. It is about the collective brain and resources of the group. You do not have to be the smartest person in the room.

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