Episode 136: Can the Board Picture Following You?

FREE Decision Chain™ Analysis:analysis.next-leveledleadershipinterviewprep.comWhat happens when the candidate who demonstrates the strongest executive capability isn't the candidate the board selects?Episode 136 examines the research finding that emerged when the original Superintendent Selection Index™ missed an actual superintendent selection.The original SSI evaluated seven dimensions of executive leadership evidence and predicted one finalist based on the strength of his interview. He scored 34 compared with 31.5 for another finalist.The board selected the candidate who scored 31.5.That miss led us back to the interviews and eventually to a new dimension: Executive Adoption.The selected candidate's interview contained evidence about accessibility, community connection, long-term commitment, governance humility, and the relationship he intended to build with the board and district.When Executive Adoption was added to the model, he scored 5 compared with 3.5 for the candidate originally predicted. The revised prediction matched the board's selection.Executive Interview Intelligence™ | Research Observation #164Executive Adoption strengthens when a candidate's interview gives the board evidence it can trust, work with, and ultimately follow as its superintendent.The finding comes with an important limitation. Executive Adoption helped explain this case, but it did not explain every incorrect SSI prediction.Continued validation suggested that superintendent selection may involve different executive evaluations occurring at the same time. The seven original SSI dimensions primarily measured Executive Capability, while Executive Adoption captured evidence related to board followership. Later research raised another question involving Executive Readiness.Episode 136 completes our examination of the original SSI dimensions and Executive Adoption and leads into the next stage of the research.Executive Interview Intelligence™ is built on more than 300 hours of superintendent interview analysis, including over 500 real superintendent interview questions and candidate responses.Record or type one of your superintendent interview responses and receive complimentary instant feedback:analysis.next-leveledleadershipinterviewprep.comBecause you already know what you're saying.The real question is...What is the board hearing?