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Please select all of the following statements
that best describe your organization:

In order to generate cash we often chase sales that are not related to our core business

Few procedures, rules, policies, or systems

Hands-on leaders deeply involved in day-to-day sales and operations

One-person show

Leaders out of touch with day-to-day reality

Slow decisions, paralysis by over-analysis

Everything is a priority

Insufficient cost controls

Adhoc budgeting

No one but the founder knows what is going on

Insufficient delegation

Decreasing entrepreneurial activity

Our founder is struggling to change his/her leadership style

Desire to maintain status quo

Sales orientation

Excessive emphasis on how things are done, rather than what is done

Too much formality concerning dress, environment and facilities

Motto is ‘don’t make waves’

Individuals are concerned, but as a group there is ‘business as usual’

Losing market share in core markets

Cash rich

Low internal innovation

We have attempted to rejuvenate ourselves by buying other companies

Our company is a potential target for takeover

Rising profits, flat sales

Inconsistent delegation of authority

New products are often launched prematurely

Most people in our organization are generally satisfied with how things are

Managers feel that their authority doesn’t match their responsibility

Many people feel that they have too many projects and assignments to handle

There is conflict in our senior management team around our goals and strategies

It’s not clear who is responsible for what

It’s hard to find time for meetings

Our founder is considering selling the company

We have an ‘if it ain’t broken, don’t fix it’ culture

Our founder often changes decisions made by others

Profit preoccupation

Spread thin

It’s hard to generate enthusiasm and excitement for new ideas

We experience consistent organic growth

“Staff” seems to be calling the shots on most important decisions

Although our financial goals are a stretch -- we usually meet them

You often hear people say – ‘because it’s our policy’

Exaggerated emphasis on ‘form’ over ‘function’

We manage ‘for’ profit

We manage ‘by’ profit

We launch a steady stream of new products and services in a structured and systematic way

We are frequently short of cash

We do what is expedient rather than what is necessary

We often get involved with ‘new ventures’ that don’t seem to be part of our business

Although we are profitable we are losing customers in our core markets

We never seem to do anything the same way twice

We don’t have clear budgets or reporting to keep costs under control

Slow decision making

A lot of people think our customers are a problem

A lot of energy goes into politics and turf wars

We seem to have a revolving door in some senior management positions

Our organization is very cliquish – you are either an ‘old-timer’ or a ‘newcomer’

We have our way of doing things – and it’s important to comply

It’s hard to imagine our company surviving without our Founder/CEO

Although we have a lot of projects it’s not clear which are a priority

Customers have to figure out ways around our system when they want something from us

Our core revenues are declining

Many of the ‘corrective actions’ we take to improve our financial results are self defeating in the long run

We seem to be in denial about the real problems in our business – most of our solutions are superficial

We’re having difficulty managing our growth

Our company does not have a clear focus

It sometimes seems as if we pay more attention to office decor than to customers

We often operate without a budget

It takes too long to bring out new products

Titles and offices have taken on exaggerated importance

Without acquisitions we could not grow the business

Unclear priorities because everything is a priority

Form rules function

Little or no accountability

One man or one woman show

Revenues in core markets are declining

Going so fast we might lose control

Concerns about the health of our company are voiced privately

Prices raised to maintain or increase profitability (artificial corrective action)

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