Red Team LeadershipLoad-Bearing Leadership
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The Load Test

Answer four questions about the team you actually have.

In about a minute, see whether your team is built to carry the weight — or whether it is quietly a team of kickers, all strong in the same spot with nobody covering the rest of the field.

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How big is the team?
How many are stretched past comfortable right now?
How many people are genuinely strong at…
Driving decisions and pace
pushing hard calls through when the room stalls
Holding the team together
trust, morale, keeping good people in
Execution and follow-through
detail, reliability, getting it done right
Seeing around corners
ambiguity, new problems, reframing when the plan breaks