Excellence Standards 4.1

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We love AI — please don’t use it here.

This isn’t an intelligence test. There are no clever answers to find; the questions are about how you actually lead, and an AI can only guess at that. Two honest reasons to answer as yourself:

First, we can tell. The survey records how it’s filled out, and AI-assisted submissions are easy to spot.

Second, and more importantly: your answers matter far less than the conversation we’ll have about them. That discussion is where this really gets evaluated — and it goes well when your answers are truly yours, and nowhere when they aren’t.

Basics

[104] Email(Required)

[105] Name(Required)

[9910] Copy-paste your linkedin profile URL(Required)

[106] If have 10x'd or lost 90%+ market value, brief description including role.

[107] If interviewee: business for which you are interviewing.(Required)

[108] If interviewing, the role for which you are interviewing:

[109] For "Other" answers: specific role interviewing for and / or name of company:

[9909] I am answering this survey:(Required)

We encourage students, analysts, and those without direct reports to answer in “Pretend-CEO” mode in order to produce the most educational coaching guide.

[114] My direct reports are

Role History

This section is required for hiring evaluation. Use N/A or 0 where a field does not apply.

[9911] Current role, company(Required)

[9912] # of individual contributor direct reports(Required)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

[9913] # of manager/leader direct reports(Required)

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

[9914] If C-Level Hire: Approximate start date and revenue size at start date

[9915] If C-Level Hire: Approximate end date and revenue size at end date

[9916] If C-Level Hire: Level of investor financial success

[9917] Your boss's name and position, and what was s/he like to work with? What were his/her strengths and areas for improvement?(Required)

[9918] When we have a chance to talk with this boss, what do you think s/he will say were your biggest strengths and areas for improvement?(Required)

[9921] Previous role, company

[9922] # of individual contributor direct reports

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

[9923] # of manager/leader direct reports

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

[9924] If C-Level Hire: Approximate start date and revenue size at start date

[9925] If C-Level Hire: Approximate end date and revenue size at end date

[9926] If C-Level Hire: Level of investor financial success

[9927] Your boss's name and position, and what was s/he like to work with? What were his/her strengths and areas for improvement?(Required)

[9928] When we have a chance to talk with this boss, what do you think s/he will say were your biggest strengths and areas for improvement?

[9931] Role before previous role: title and business name

[9932] # of individual contributor direct reports

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

[9933] # of manager/leader direct reports

Please enter a number greater than or equal to 0.

[9934] If C-Level Hire: Approximate start date and revenue size at start date

[9935] If C-Level Hire: Approximate end date and revenue size at end date

[9936] If C-Level Hire: Level of investor financial success

[9937] Your boss's name and position, and what was s/he like to work with? What were his/her strengths and areas for improvement?(Required)

[9938] When we have a chance to talk with this boss, what do you think s/he will say were your biggest strengths and areas for improvement?

Building Your Leadership Team

Imagine you need to build your team from scratch for the role you are applying to. For each role you would need, enter the title and answer the questions that appear. If the role is an individual contributor role, imagine you are in a role about you and think about replacing yourself.

[9961] Hire 1 – Title of your most important hire(Required)

[9962] How would you hire for this role?(Required)

1. Would need a recruiter	2. Would need board help	3. Can field developing candidates	4. Can field sr candidates from my network	5. Have followers who are excellent leaders

[9963] # of people you've mentored who became this role?(Required)

[9971] Leadership Hire 2 – Title of your 2nd most important hire

[9972] How would you hire for this role?

1. Would need a recruiter	2. Would need board help	3. Can field developing candidates	4. Can field sr candidates from my network	5. Have followers who are excellent leaders

[9973] # of people you've mentored who became this role?

[9981] Leadership Hire 3 – Title of your 3rd most important hire

[9982] How would you hire for this role?

1. Would need a recruiter	2. Would need board help	3. Can field developing candidates	4. Can field sr candidates from my network	5. Have followers who are excellent leaders

[9983] # of people you've mentored who became this role?

[9991] Leadership Hire 4 – Title of your 4th most important hire

[9992] How would you hire for this role?

1. Would need a recruiter	2. Would need board help	3. Can field developing candidates	4. Can field sr candidates from my network	5. Have followers who are excellent leaders

[9993] # of people you've mentored who became this role?

[99101] Leadership Hire 5 – Title of your 5th most important hire

[99102] How would you hire for this role?

1. Would need a recruiter	2. Would need board help	3. Can field developing candidates	4. Can field sr candidates from my network	5. Have followers who are excellent leaders

[99103] # of people you've mentored who became this role?

Excellence Standards 4.1

Basics

Role History

Building Your Leadership Team

Leadership Survey Questions