Free Business Leadership, Planning, and Growth Assessments

Start by calculating your Stage of Growth

Did you know that every business, regardless of location or industry, goes through the Seven Stages of Growth? And that if you understand the Stage of Growth your business is in you can accurately diagnose the challenges you are facing, and even predict what obstacles you will experience next? 

Our proprietary research spanning 30+ years has discovered a simple but powerful way to better understand your business though the Stages of Growth.

Take the first step to unlocking that insight by calculating your business’s Stage of Growth.


Know your Stage of Growth? Dive into these Assessments to learn more.

 

Three Faces of a Leader Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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There is an ideal proportion of time for a leader to spend wearing the Visionary, Manager, and Specialist Faces. As an organization grows, these proportions change.

Misalignment in the Three Faces of a Leader leads to difficulty with culture, employee turnover, lack of staff buy-in, and an organization that is destabilized by chaos.

Get the Three Faces of a Leader Report for your business’s Stage of Growth.


Challenges of Growth Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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Business leaders face a constant stream of challenges that often seem to be unpredictable and hard to define. 

The Challenges of Growth Report gives business owners and leaders clarifying language and insight about the challenges they are wrestling with. The report also includes pointers on focusing your efforts. 

Our proprietary 30+ years of research covering 1,500 companies in dozens of industries provides the foundation of this report. 


Leadership Style Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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Leading a business changes as the organization grows, and knowing what changes your organization needs from you helps your business be more successful, and reduces your frustration in managing your team.

Our Leadership Style Assessment uses data from leading resources, including our own proprietary research, to identify the primary, secondary and tertiary leadership style you need to be employing for your business today.  

It only takes a couple of minutes to access this valuable insight.


Gates of Focus Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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All activity in an organization boils down to three Gates - People, Profit, and Process. As an organization grows, the required focus on each of these Gates changes.

There is an ideal order of prioritization of these three Gates, depending on an organization’s Stage of Growth.

Submit the form below to get the Gates of Focus Report for your business’s Stage of Growth.


Builder-Protector Ratio Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

The Builder-Protector Ratio measures overall organizational mindset as it relates to the levels of confidence and caution within the company. Depending on the company’s Stage of Growth, that ratio can change.

Too much confidence can run a company off the rails, while too much caution can cause a business to stagnate.

Submit the form below to get the Builder-Protector Ratio Report for your business’s Stage of Growth.


The Non-Negotiable Rules

For every Stage of Growth, there is a correlating set of Non-Negotiable Rules. What makes them non-negotiable? The research shows that unless a company is applying these rules systematically across each Stage of Growth, it is likely to experience significant problems that will result in a weaker business ecosystem. The assessments below cover all six areas where the Non-Negotiable Rules apply.

 

 

The Business Development Non-Negotiable Rules Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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To achieve sustainable growth, an organization must grow proportionally across six foundational areas: Business Development, Business Model & Plan, Finance, Leadership, Operations, and Workplace Community.

The Business Development Non-Negotiable Rules report gives business owners and leaders insight into where to focus within marketing, sales, and customer service. The areas of focus will depend on the business’s Stage of Growth.

Take the assessment and get valuable insight into how to bring health and balance to Business Development within your organization.


The Workplace Community Non-Negotiable Rules Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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To achieve sustainable growth, an organization must grow proportionally across six foundational areas: Business Development, Business Model & Plan, Finance, Leadership, Operations, and Workplace Community.

The Workplace Community Non-Negotiable Rules report gives business owners and leaders insight into how they should spend energy in developing Workplace Community depending on the business’s Stage of Growth.

Take the assessment and get valuable insight into how to bring health and balance to Workplace Community within your organization.


The Business Model & Plan Non-Negotiable Rules Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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To achieve sustainable growth, an organization must grow proportionally across six foundational areas: Business Development, Business Model & Plan, Finance, Leadership, Operations, and Workplace Community.

The Business Model & Plan Non-Negotiable Rules report gives business owners and leaders insight into how they should spend energy in developing and understanding the Business Model depending on the business’s Stage of Growth.

Take the assessment and get valuable insight into how to effectively work on your Business Model & Plan.


The Finance Non-Negotiable Rules Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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To achieve sustainable growth, an organization must grow proportionally across six foundational areas: Business Development, Business Model & Plan, Finance, Leadership, Operations, and Workplace Community.

The Finance Non-Negotiable Rules report gives business owners and leaders insight into how they should spend energy in growing revenue depending on the business’s Stage of Growth.

Take the assessment and get valuable insight into how to effectively work on Finance.


The Operations Non-Negotiable Rules Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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To achieve sustainable growth, an organization must grow proportionally across six foundational areas: Business Development, Business Model & Plan, Finance, Leadership, Operations, and Workplace Community.

The Operations Non-Negotiable Rules report gives business owners and leaders insight into how the organization should function operationally depending on the business’s Stage of Growth.

Take the assessment and get valuable insight into how to effectively work on Operations.


The Leadership Non-Negotiable Rules Assessment

(2 minutes)
Free

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To achieve sustainable growth, an organization must grow proportionally across six foundational areas: Business Development, Business Model & Plan, Finance, Leadership, Operations, and Workplace Community.

The Leadership Non-Negotiable Rules report gives business owners and leaders insight into how the organization should function operationally depending on the business’s Stage of Growth.

Take the assessment and get valuable insight into how to be the leader your organization needs.


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