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This is an outstanding list and should be required learning on every software manager's todo.

I can't tell you how important 3. is.

My personal feeling is actually quite different. I tend to respect a leader much more as a professional and as a person if they are able to deliver really great work within sensible working hours, leading by example with effective and sustainable work habits.

I differ, OP is a foreign gun entering a company already in crisis. They will undoubtedly be paid much more than the local developers, and absolutely cannot be thought to work less than any of the team they hope to lead.

Things are certainly different if you are an established leader building your own team in a stable company.

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