organizational self-assessment tool for lean-agile leaders & influencers

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OrganizationalSelf-assessment

50 questions (numeric scale)

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Part 1Overall evaluation

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Overall evaluation

How would you rate the performance of our organization as a whole?

Extremelylow

Extremelyhigh

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Part 2Patterns + tendencies

10 questions

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Patterns + Tendencies

Do we tend to focus more on short-term goals or more on long-term goals?

Please indicate where your organization falls on the spectrum shown.

Short-termgoals

Long-termgoals

Are our work identities more strongly linked to our professional roles or more strongly linked to a particular project or mission?

Professionalroles

Project ormission

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Do we tend to have more of an inward focus (e.g., processes) or more of an outward focus (e.g., customer relationships)?

Inwardfocus

Outwardfocus

Do we tend to prioritize based on opportunities for value creation or tend to prioritize based on the desire to manage risk?

Opportunities for valuecreation

Desire to manage

risk

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In our organization, is work mostly assigned by supervisors or mostly distributed via self-organization?

Assigned by supervisors

Distributed via self-

organization

Do we work more often on a 9-to-5 schedule or more often on a highly variable schedule?

9-to-5schedule

Highlyvariableschedule

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Does knowledge tend to be concentrated in pockets or diffused widely throughout our organization?

Concentrated

in pockets

Diffused widely

In our organization, which is more significant in determining a person's level of influence: subject matter expertise or personal energy & charisma?

Subject matter

expertise

Personal energy & charisma

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Is our workforce characterized more strongly by frequent turnover or more strongly by long tenure?

Frequent turnover

Long tenure

Do we do most of our work in a highly ordered environment or most of our work in a chaotic environment?

Highly ordered

environment

Chaoticenvironmen

t

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Part 3Strengths + capabilities

29 questions

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Strengths + capabilities

"We get things done at an extremely high speed."

Please rate the accuracy of these statements relative to your organization.

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"When circumstances change, we can pivot immediately."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We share an extremely strong sense of urgency."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We have an extremely collaborative culture."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We operate at an extremely high level of transparency."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We strongly encourage disagreement and dissenting views."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We are extremely flexible and creative in our thinking."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We are exceptionally good at embracing change."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"At any given moment, we are totally focused on whatever is the top priority."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"Most of our internal processes are extremely simple and straightforward."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We are extremely resourceful in situations where time and money are limited."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We are totally comfortable with uncertainty."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We have an extremely strong sense of shared purpose."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"Every staff member feels responsible for our collective success."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We are relentless in our pursuit of quality."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We expect excellence from one another."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"Our customers/stakeholders see us as being highly reliable."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We are extremely responsive to customer/stakeholder needs."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We are in constant dialog with the end-users of our products/services."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We constantly surprise and delight our end-users."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We make decisions in an extremely systematic and consistent way."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"Every staff member is empowered to make decisions that matter."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"Everyone in the organization is aware of our strategic priorities. "

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"Staff members hardly ever feel that their time is being wasted."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"We are extremely honest in admitting our own mistakes and weaknesses."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"We strongly encourage experimentation and have the courage to fail."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"Ideas and initiatives flow constantly across functional boundaries."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

"Communication flows constantly between hierarchical levels."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4


"People love to come to work here."

Not at allaccurate

Completely

accurate

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Part 4Personal views

10 questions

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Personal views

"I trust every person on my team at the highest level."

Please indicate how much you agree with the following statements.

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

"I am constantly amazed by the incredible performance of the individuals around me."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

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Personal views

"I get a constant flow of feedback about my performance."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

"I am never made to wait for delayed decisions or deliverables."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4

Personal views

"I am constantly learning new things."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

"The majority of decision choices that I observe make sense to me."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4

Personal views

"I am getting exactly what I need from the organization so that I can perform at the highest level."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

"I feel able to fully disclose my ideas and opinions in any conversation."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

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5 6 7 8 9 100 1 2 3 4

Personal views

"I believe we have exactly the right people on board the organization."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

"I believe we have exactly the right mindset and culture overall."

Do not agree at

all

Agree completel

y

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Thank you.

pascal [dot]pinck [at] yahoo.com@pascalpinck

www.hanzatsu.org

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