Author: Jonathan W. Pritchard

Ask every finalist the same core questions about decisions the role requires. Probe for the candidate’s own actions, the alternatives considered, and...

A practical executive work sample with common instructions, explicit scoring, and no unpaid production assignment.

Distinguish a new executive’s learning needs from performance problems by reviewing actual work against the agreed mandate and support.

Onboard an executive through a staged first-90-days plan that clarifies the mandate, introduces essential working relationships, and defines early decision...

Help the new executive earn confidence through bounded joint work and explicit handoffs. Give colleagues a way to explain existing commitments before askin...

Before putting a board memo into an AI tool, classify the information and verify that the specific use is authorized.

Use AI to review employee feedback only after the purpose, permissions, data handling, and intended management use have passed qualified review. Keep the w...

Use AI to generate options and questions while keeping the decision and evidence review with accountable people.

Before an AI-assisted brief reaches the board, trace every material assertion to an opened original source and confirm that the source supports the exact w...

Let AI expand the candidate messages. Let observed human responses support claims about the audience.