Competence for the task itself credentials and experience with breadth and depth of leadership.

Significant compatibility with the company; tenacity and innovation blending personal goals and professional focus.

Good chemistry indicators; staff and board leadership, the kind that creates synergy.

Character based reputation that reinforces the values of the company, anywhere and all the time.

Realistic compensation expectations, based on confidence to succeed with God's help.

References confirming the right time and the right place from those who know.