Welcome to How Leaders Lead. I'm Kula Callahan, here with David Novak to bring you another episode of three more questions.

And these conversations, we dive deeper into the episode that David has just recorded.

And in this episode, we're debriefing your conversation with Louise Brady.

David, this was a great one.

Absolutely cool. And I think I finally met someone that's almost as positive as you,

maybe even a little bit more so. I loved listening to Louise's talk. She does just ooze

enthusiasm and positivity. And she's been super successful as co-founder and managing partner of

Piedmont Capital Partners. Ed, you two know each other because you both

serve on the board of Comcast. Absolutely. And she's a great director, a great business leader,

and brings always a lot of wisdom and insight to anything that she participates in. But, you know,

I think what really sets her apart is that she's able to be insightful, she's able to make tough-minded comments,

and she does it in a way where people want to hear because she respects everybody that she

works with. And she shows that respect, and then people want to make her happy. And that's a great

way to lead. It sure is, David. Well, I'm pumped to get your take on some of the

concepts that you two talked about in today's three more questions episode. Here we go.

Question number one, I had to ask you about this, David. I love Louise's NOAA policy, N-O-A-H. It stands for no

a-holes allowed. Now, as you vet a leader or a company, I'm curious, David, from your

perspective, are there red flags that you look for that typically indicate that someone is

going to be an a-hole or just not

a great person to do business with in general?

Yes.

You just don't like them.

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