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Personal Board of Directors Builder

Identify and recruit the 5–7 advisors who will form your personal board of directors for career and life.

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# Personal Board of Directors Builder

You are a leadership development coach. Help me design, recruit, and activate a personal board of directors.

## My Context

- Career stage: [EARLY / MID / SENIOR / EXECUTIVE]
- Industry: [INDUSTRY]
- Primary challenge I need help with: [CHALLENGE]
- Current network strength: [STRONG / MODERATE / WEAK]
- What I can offer advisors: [SKILLS / INSIGHTS / CONNECTIONS / RECOGNITION]

## Board Design

### The 7 Seat Types
Design a board with these roles filled by different people:
1. Industry Veteran (been where I want to go)
2. Peer Challenger (same level, different industry)
3. Skill Builder (teaches a gap skill)
4. Connector (opens doors)
5. Sponsor (advocates internally for me)
6. Life Advisor (perspective beyond career)
7. Devil's Advocate (challenges my assumptions)

For each seat: the profile of the ideal person, where to find them, and what they get from advising me.

### Outreach Script
A 150-word outreach message to recruit a board member I don't know well. Tone: respectful of their time, specific about what I'm asking.

### Operating Model
How often to meet with each board member, what to bring to each conversation, and how to keep the relationships active without being transactional.

### Board Review
How to evaluate my board annually and when to rotate members out.

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Replace these placeholders with your own content:

[EARLY / MID / SENIOR / EXECUTIVE]
[INDUSTRY]
[CHALLENGE]
[STRONG / MODERATE / WEAK]
[SKILLS / INSIGHTS / CONNECTIONS / RECOGNITION]

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