Diagnostic
Governance Readiness Signals™ Assessment
Rate how strongly each readiness signal is present in your candidacy today.
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Experience Signals
1.I have P&L, transformation, or enterprise-scale leadership experience a nominating committee would recognize.
2.I have already governed at least one board or advisory body (nonprofit, private, or public).
3.I have led through a stress event — restructuring, crisis, acquisition, or turnaround.
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Domain Signals
1.I have deep expertise in a domain boards are actively recruiting for (cyber, AI, regulation, capital markets, human capital, ESG).
2.I can defend my domain point of view against a skeptical, sophisticated audience.
3.My domain is a live agenda item for boards in the sectors I target.
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Network Signals
1.At least three sitting directors would take a call from me this week.
2.I am known to at least one board search executive at a top firm.
3.I have referrers who can vouch for both my substance and my temperament.
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Presence Signals
1.A search consultant Googling me would find a coherent governance narrative on the first page.
2.My LinkedIn positions me as a governor, not only as an operator.
3.I have published, spoken, or contributed to a governance conversation in the last twelve months.