The Board Interview—Questions to Ask, Answers to Seek
If the board search and vetting process has seen a shakeup over the past few years, so has the actual “interview” process. Chums catching up on past acquaintances and summer homes has given way to a more rigorous process closer to an actual top-level job interview. Often there will be multiple rounds of Q&A with various members of the board (due, I suspect, less to thoroughness than the need to juggle schedules).
At this point in your career, you’re well beyond lectures on the basics of job interviewing. The lessons you’ve learned in your C-level career on interview protocols and making an impression will be valuable in delivering a boardability message. But moving into the boardroom ...
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