"Most companies measure financial performance, customer experience, and operational efficiency. Very few measure the health of their leadership infrastructure."
18 questions. 12 minutes. A clear picture of exactly where leadership variance is costing your organization execution and margin.
27%
reduction in voluntary turnover with consistent leadership infrastructure
3×
more likely to outperform peers with clear strategy cascade
32%
improvement in leader effectiveness when standards are embedded
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Section 1 of 8
Section 01
Execution & Strategy Cascade
1.When your organization misses a target, what is the most common explanation given in the debrief?
Market conditions
Operational execution
Unclear priorities
Team performance
Something else
2.When you make a strategic decision at the top, how confident are you that it is reflected in daily operating behavior three to four layers down?
Not at all confidentCompletely confident
Section 2 of 8
Section 02
Operating Rhythm
3.Do your leaders conduct weekly one-on-ones with their direct reports consistently?
Yes, always
Most of the time
Inconsistently
Rarely or never
4.When one-on-ones do happen, what is their actual impact on team performance?
Strong — they drive accountability, development, and execution
Moderate — helpful but not consistently moving performance
Minimal — mostly status updates with little real impact
Unknown — we do not measure the effectiveness of our 1:1s
Section 3 of 8
Section 03
Grace & Grit™ Balance
Grace is how leaders communicate expectations, deliver feedback, and build trust with dignity. Grit is the non-negotiable side: clear standards, visible ownership, and consistent follow-through. High-performing organizations require both in balance.
5.On balance, does your organization extend too much Grace?
Meaning: Are expectations communicated with care but without enough follow-through? Do performance conversations get avoided?
Yes, this resonates
Somewhat
No, we have the right balance
Not sure
6.On balance, does your organization extend too much Grit?
Meaning: Are standards enforced but trust and morale suffering? Do leaders drive results but leave people feeling unseen or burned out?
Yes, this resonates
Somewhat
No, we have the right balance
Not sure
Section 4 of 8
Section 04
Decision Quality
How decisions get made is one of the most revealing indicators of leadership infrastructure health. Organizations with strong infrastructure make decisions quickly with clear ownership. Organizations without it debate endlessly or escalate everything.
7.When an important decision needs to be made in your organization, what typically happens?
It gets made quickly with clear ownership
It takes longer than it should due to unclear ownership
It gets debated but rarely reaches a clear conclusion
It gets escalated to me more than it should
Section 5 of 8
Section 05
People & Structure
Role misalignment is one of the most common and costly leadership infrastructure gaps. It shows up as execution drag, team frustration, and performance that depends on workarounds rather than systems.
8.How well does your current organizational structure — including who is in which role — support your strategy?
Well aligned — right people in right roles, structure accelerates execution
Mostly aligned with one or two known gaps
Somewhat misaligned — structure and role fit are real concerns
Significantly misaligned — structure is slowing us down
9.How dependent is your current performance on three to five specific individuals?
Heavily dependent
Moderately dependent
Minimally dependent
Performance is well distributed across the team
Section 6 of 8
Section 06
Accountability & Talent
10.How would you describe accountability in your organization?
Consistent across all teams and levels
Strong at the top but inconsistent below
Varies significantly by manager or function
Largely absent or informal
11.When a high performer leaves, what do you believe the real reason is?
Compensation
Lack of growth opportunity
Frustration with leadership above them
Inconsistent standards or accountability
Something else
Research shows the average organization waits 18 months longer than it should before addressing a misaligned leader. The cost is not just performance — it is the talent around that leader who leaves first.
12.How quickly does your organization act when a leader is clearly not performing?
We address it quickly and decisively
We address it but it takes longer than it should
We tend to avoid it until it becomes a crisis
We rarely address it directly
13.When something is going wrong in your organization, how quickly does it typically reach you?
Quickly — we have a culture of early transparency
Reasonably fast but sometimes delayed
Often late — I tend to find out after the fact
I frequently discover problems through channels outside my leadership team
Section 7 of 8
Section 07
Communication & Infrastructure
When the left hand does not know what the right hand is doing, execution slows, decisions get made on incomplete information, and the same problems get solved twice.
14.How effectively does critical information move across functions and teams?
Very effectively — strong cross-functional alignment
Moderately well but with known gaps
Poorly — silos are a real problem
We have almost no structured cross-functional communication
Leadership infrastructure means leadership capability is standardized, embedded into operating rhythms, reinforced consistently, and measurable across every tier. It is not a program. It is a system.
15.Does your organization currently have a consistent leadership infrastructure in place?
Yes — we have a defined system that is working well
We have some elements but it is not consistent
We have tried to build it but it has not stuck
No — we do not have one and we feel the impact
Not sure
16.Which of the following performance patterns do you currently recognize? Select all that apply.
Execution stalls or slows without clear explanation
Sales forecast is missed more often than it should be
Strategic priorities do not translate into daily behavior below
Leadership capability varies significantly across teams
Accountability is inconsistent depending on the manager
High performers are leaving or disengaging
Results depend on a small number of exceptional individuals
Section 8 of 8 — Final Section
Section 08
The CEO
Beyond the metrics and the meetings, every CEO carries something. We want to understand what matters most to you so your Snapshot is built around what is most pressing.
17.What keeps you up at night as a CEO right now? Select up to two.
Missing revenue targets or sales forecast
EBITDA pressure or margin erosion
Losing key people or talent instability
An acquisition or integration that is not performing as expected
A leadership team not operating at the level the business needs
Strategy that is not translating into execution
Board or investor confidence
Organizational structure slowing us down
Culture that is drifting in the wrong direction
Scaling faster than the organization can absorb
18.Where does leadership inconsistency create the most friction in your organization today? Select one.
Decision making
Accountability
Cross-functional coordination
Manager capability
Strategic alignment
→ In one sentence, what is your single biggest execution frustration right now?
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