01
Tell me about a time you shaped strategy or direction without a mandate.
Look for: clarity of insight, level of ambiguity, second-order effects
Strategic thinking
AbsentNo evidence yet
Toolkit / Interviews
Calm answers. Receipts attached.
3 of 9 competencies covered by the verified record. 7 signals ready to defend. 0 story arcs interview-ready.
StrongPresentThinAbsent
Interview-coach session
Start a session with your file already on the table.
Run the export below to regenerate exports/coaching_state.md — a full projection of Ledger’s working knowledge (CV, every story arc, case studies, recent journal events, open gaps, competency density, prior session logs). Point the interview-coach skill at that file before you start so it stops asking what it can already see.
npm run export-coaching-state # point the coach at: # exports/coaching_state.md # save the session afterwards at: # corpus/coaching-sessions/<date>-<topic>.md
For refining one specific story, see npm run export-story-research -- <arc-id> on a story page.
toolkit / coach
Question bench
02
Tell me about influencing a decision you didn't own.
Look for: stakeholder map, resistance faced, how influence was earned
Cross-functional influence
03
Walk me through a project where your design process was tested under pressure.
Look for: tradeoffs made, what was cut, how quality was defended
Design execution
04
Tell me about coaching someone through a significant challenge.
Look for: diagnosis accuracy, patience, evidence of lasting change
People development
Strong7 signals
05
How do you approach a problem that's genuinely undefined?
Look for: how they scope ambiguity, what structure they impose, when they stop scoping
Systems thinking
AbsentNo evidence yet
06
Tell me about a time you had to deliver feedback that was hard to hear.
Look for: directness, care for the person, whether it changed anything
Communication
Thin1 signal
07
Tell me about managing a difficult stakeholder relationship.
Look for: root cause diagnosis, what changed, what they wouldn't do
Stakeholder management
AbsentNo evidence yet
08
Tell me about a high-stakes delivery where something went wrong mid-flight.
Look for: how they escalated, what they owned, what the outcome was
Operational rigor
Present3 signals
09
Tell me about a significant mistake and what you took from it.
Look for: honesty about their role, specificity of lesson, evidence of application
Self-awareness
AbsentNo evidence yet