[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":204},["ShallowReactive",2],{"book-resource-red-flags-checklist":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":181,"extension":182,"meta":183,"navigation":199,"path":200,"seo":201,"stem":202,"__hash__":203},"bookResources\u002Facademy\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fred-flags-checklist.md","Red Flags Checklist",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":163},"minimark",[9,13,19,24,28,31,34,38,41,44,48,51,54,58,61,64,68,75,80,85,90,94,97,101,106,109,113,116,120,123,127,130,134],[10,11,5],"h1",{"id":12},"red-flags-checklist",[14,15],"resource-download",{"description":16,"file":17,"label":18,"title":5},"Free editable Word guide you can copy, fill in, and share with your band. Also readable on this page.","\u002Fdownloads\u002Fbook-resources\u002Fred-flags-checklist.docx","Download guide (DOCX)",[20,21,23],"h2",{"id":22},"how-to-use-this-guide","How to use this guide",[25,26,27],"p",{},"Checklist of red flags when evaluating potential bandmates. Leave with a dated list of observed behaviors and one clear decision per candidate.",[25,29,30],{},"Fill in a row for every flagged behavior with its date, keep the log in a private leadership note, and pull it up again at each reassessment or new audition.",[25,32,33],{},"Red flags are not vibes—they are patterns that predict harm, chaos, or betrayal. Talent does not override safety or basic honesty.",[20,35,37],{"id":36},"automatic-stops","Automatic stops",[25,39,40],{},"Certain discoveries end the evaluation on the spot: threats or harassment at a tryout, a lie about money or actual availability, or a flat refusal to share setlists and recordings like a professional. No amount of chops overrides these, because the bill for ignoring them arrives later and the whole lineup pays it.",[25,42,43],{},"A safety concern also changes how you meet: first auditions happen during the rehearsal studio's common hours with another member present, never alone in someone's basement. When your stomach drops reading a message thread, bring a second bandmate into the loop instead of handling it solo.",[20,45,47],{"id":46},"soft-flags-that-harden","Soft flags that harden",[25,49,50],{},"Lateness with theatrical excuses, contempt for every past collaborator, and gear or files in permanent chaos start as soft warnings. They harden when the same behavior shows up twice during a four-week trial, so write down what happened and when instead of arguing from memory later.",[25,52,53],{},"A soft warning earns one direct conversation and a short observation window, not six months of silent hoping. Telling a candidate that arriving twenty minutes late twice is being watched gives them a fair chance and gives you clean grounds for whichever call comes next.",[20,55,57],{"id":56},"repair-versus-exit","Repair versus exit",[25,59,60],{},"Some damage can repair when the person owns it without prompting, apologizes specifically, and stays changed for a stretch of weeks. Your hope cannot do the work for them; only their accountability can, and reliable members should not carry someone who refuses to acknowledge impact.",[25,62,63],{},"Booking one more jam to dodge a hard no is still a decision, and it taxes the four people who keep showing up in good faith. Set a two-rehearsal reassessment date, say plainly what must change, and let the calendar force the conversation everyone is avoiding.",[20,65,67],{"id":66},"fill-in-flags-observed","Fill-in: Flags observed",[25,69,70,74],{},[71,72,73],"strong",{},"Behavior \u002F date:"," ________",[25,76,77,74],{},[71,78,79],{},"Soft or hard?:",[25,81,82,74],{},[71,83,84],{},"Discussed with candidate?:",[25,86,87,74],{},[71,88,89],{},"Decision:",[20,91,93],{"id":92},"putting-it-into-practice","Putting it into practice",[25,95,96],{},"If you already see a hard flag, stop the hire process this week.",[20,98,100],{"id":99},"faq","FAQ",[102,103,105],"h3",{"id":104},"which-red-flags-are-automatic-stops","Which red flags are automatic stops?",[25,107,108],{},"Safety threats, harassment, clear dishonesty about money or availability, and refusal of basic professional norms. 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