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Assessment
How Boards Can Judge AI Readiness Without Self-Report
Confidence is not a record. Boards should judge AI readiness by what a leader has actually changed.
Governance
Beyond Headcount: What Boards Should Actually Measure
Demographic disclosure has improved. Pathway breadth has not. Boards should measure both.
Governance
Why Governance Must Come Before AI in Leadership Decisions
Before a board uses AI in a leadership decision, it should know what governs the system, what it excludes, and how it fails.
Attribution
Why 'High Potential' Fails Boards
The label collapses role, time horizon, and evidence into one word. Boards should stop treating it as a verdict.
Governance
Where Leadership Analytics Goes Wrong, and How to Fix It
Five failure modes. Five board questions. A governance standard for leadership systems.
Assessment
What Boards Still Miss About Assessing Senior Leaders
The evidence for senior assessment is stronger than many appointment records suggest. Boards should be able to defend the appointment record.
Attribution
What Boards Can and Cannot Attribute to a CEO
The evidence on CEO impact is genuinely contested. Boards should show their working.
