What do you look for when promoting someone into leadership for the first time?

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▸ WHAT IT REVEALS

Succession criteria, talent judgment.

▸ GOOD ANSWER LOOKS LIKE

Specific signals: influence without authority, how they treat others when no one's watching.

▸ RED FLAGS

Promotes based on tenure or technical skill alone.

▸ FOLLOW-UP PROBE

What's the most common new manager failure you've seen?