director-readiness-advisor

Purpose

Guide PMs and Directors through the specific challenges of the PM-to-Director transition using adaptive questions and targeted coaching. Diagnoses where you are in the journey and delivers practical, war-story-backed guidance calibrated to your situation — not generic leadership advice.

This is not a readiness checklist. It's a coaching conversation that names what's actually hard, why it's hard, and what to do about it.

Key Concepts

The Four Transition Situations

The PM → Director transition looks different depending on where you are:

1. Preparing to make the leap — Still a PM, actively developing toward the role
2. Interviewing for Director roles — In an active internal or external search
3. Newly landed — Recently promoted or hired as Director (first 6 months)
4. Recalibrating — Been a Director for a while; something isn't working

Each situation has distinct coaching priorities. The biggest mistake is applying "newly landed" advice to someone who's been in the role for two years, or "preparing" advice to someone mid-interview process.