
How much they actually care to both push and understand me
The relationships with my team and the input and impact that I am able to personally make
The willing vulnerability and lack of contention. There is a true focus on the goal at hand.
I feel that I am trusted and respected for what I can individually contribute and that I am not just a placeholder that fulfills the role in an impersonal way.
Mostly that I am being paid the same as brand new people who were brought into a role that I have help build for a year while managing a larger team. As long as the promotion cycle goes according to plan, all is well.