How do you identify potential future leadership on your team(s)?

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VP of Supply Chain in Consumer Goods5 months ago
Normally some behaviours and skills are the early signs you can watch :
- Care and genuine interest for people
- Empathy
- Curiosity
- Mental agility and flexibility to deal with ambiguity and volatility
- Resilience
- Good listener
- Need to have a "Bright in the eyes" and passion to learn
- High level of energy 
- Feel comfortable with the uncomfortable
- Act based on good values and the principles
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VP of Engineering in Telecommunication5 months ago
Hi,
I consider it often starts with :
  - good feedback from others 
  or 
  - great result involving some people.

Than I like to invite this person on work session or meeting on a hi visibility topic with many department involved...  and see how this person contribute and work within diverging opinion around the business.  It think this kind of opportunity highlights leadership skills. 
VP of Supply Chain in Transportation5 months ago
To identify potential leaders on your existing team, I believe two things stand out: (1) instilling trust in delegating to enable others to step up and lead, and (2) recognizing the executive orientation and emotional intelligence potential to groom into higher leadership roles. Soft skills are critical in identifying future leaders. 
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VP of Supply Chain in Healthcare and Biotech5 months ago
From a larger org perspective, we do structured talent reviews combined with succession planning across supply chain (annual cadence).  Critical roles and specific individuals are highlighted/discussed by all supply chain function leaders in a joint meeting environment.  For those designated as future leadership/larger-scope potential, there is then a deliberate approach on development plan creation.  We are also looking at development of a talent sharing forum/platform for supply chain. 
VP of Operations5 months ago
I look at 4 attributes:
- Striving for ambitious results
- Agility and adaptability
- Emotional Intelligence
- Ability to influence

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