Exhibit 6. The asymmetry of specification: what the process measures, and what it could

The Asymmetry of Specification

as the process specifies it

Candidate
Demand
?

as it could be specified

Candidate
Demand
Ownership and governance dynamic
Business cycle position
Organizational health state
Inflection point

The selection process specifies the candidate with precision and leaves the demand unspecified. That asymmetry, not a failure of candidate measurement, is the source of the mismatch.