Governance Readiness Signals™

Measure the observable evidence of governance readiness — not merely what candidates claim. Signals are what nominating committees actually see, hear, and reference.

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Six Signal Categories

What nominating committees look for

Knowledge Signals

· Governance education
· Fiduciary understanding
· Committee knowledge
· Financial literacy

Experience Signals

· Enterprise leadership
· P&L responsibility
· Transformation
· Crisis leadership
· Risk oversight

Stewardship Signals

· Ethics
· Judgment
· Long-term thinking
· Stakeholder stewardship

Contribution Signals

· Committee alignment
· Governance value proposition
· Strategic questioning
· Systems thinking

Visibility Signals

· Publishing
· Speaking
· Governance organizations
· Volunteer board service

Credibility Signals

· Executive sponsorship
· Director references
· Leadership reputation
· Independent judgment

Products

Turn signals into a plan

Governance Readiness Signals™ Assessment
Governance Readiness Report™
Governance Development Roadmap™

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