• Gates of Focus

    All activity and focus in a business boils down to three basic categories: 

    • People - the human resources of an organization
    • Profit - the revenue and profitability of the organization
    • Process - the manual/automated processes and systems used by the organization

  • Organizational Challenges
    Part 1 of 4

    For each challenge listed below, indicate how much the challenge is impacting your organization. 

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  • Organizational Challenges
    Part 2 of 4

    For each challenge listed below, indicate how much the challenge is impacting your organization. 

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  • Organizational Challenges
    Part 3 of 4

    For each challenge listed below, indicate how much the challenge is impacting your organization. 

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  • Organizational Challenges
    Part 4 of 4

    For each challenge listed below, indicate how much the challenge is impacting your organization. 

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  • Organizational Mindset
    Confidence v. Caution

    Confidence – A confident organization constantly improves the ways things are done, rises to challenges, embraces change, sees a positive future, and expands revenue and profitability.

    Caution – A cautious organization is careful, prefers to slow down the pace of change, risk averse, suspicious of growth, and spends significant time deliberating.

  • Modality

    Modality is the role that each layer of the organization plays with respect to the overall organization.  The three layers of a business are: 

    • Executive - The top layer of the organization that traditionally includes C-level, VP, and Director positions. 
    • Manager - The middle layer of the organization that includes Managers and Supervisors.
    • Staff - The remaining employees in the company that often account for 80% of the company's people.

  • The  *   layer is the organization's driving force.

  • The  *   layer does what it takes to advance the company.

  • The  *   layer is the most important to get buy-in from when starting a new initiative.

  • The  *   layer helps the other layers move the organization forward through active involvement.

  • The  *   layer acts as a foundation for the rest of the organization.

  • The  *   layer assists the organization with core business initiatives.

  • The  *   layer contributes to the other layers by making things easier to complete.

  • The  *   layer encourages the other layers in their roles.

  • The  *   layer actively removes barriers for the other layers.

  • Leadership Style
    Group #1

    First, read all six statements. Then, drag and drop the six statements based on how accurately they describe your leadership style, with 1 being the statement that MOST reflects your style and 6 being the statement that LEAST reflects your style. While you may find multiple statements that reflect your style, you must rank them based on which MOST reflects your style.

    Important: Order the statements from what MOST reflects your style (1) to the statement that LEAST reflects your style (6).

  • Leadership Style
    Group #2

    First, read all six statements. Then, drag and drop the six statements based on how accurately they describe your leadership style, with 1 being the statement that MOST reflects your style and 6 being the statement that LEAST reflects your style. While you may find multiple statements that reflect your style, you must rank them based on which MOST reflects your style.

    Important: Order the statements from what MOST reflects your style (1) to the statement that LEAST reflects your style (6).

  • Leadership Style
    Group #3

    First, read all six statements. Then, drag and drop the six statements based on how accurately they describe your leadership style, with 1 being the statement that MOST reflects your style and 6 being the statement that LEAST reflects your style. While you may find multiple statements that reflect your style, you must rank them based on which MOST reflects your style.

    Important: Order the statements from what MOST reflects your style (1) to the statement that LEAST reflects your style (6).

  • Three Faces of a Leader

    The leader of an orgaization has three roles to play - or faces to wear: 

    The Visionary Face ensures that the organization knows where it is headed by creating a picture of the future. It requires time spent in critical thinking and focusing the organization. The Visionary Face helps employees see where they fit into the company’s future.

    The Manager Face understands the importance of managing the people and the work.  It requires time spent in supervising and coaching direct reports toward greater effectiveness. The Manager Face builds a strong leadership and management team.

    The Specialist Face is active in the work of the company, delivering services to customers. It applies personal expertise to the development of the company’s end-product or revenue generation. 

  • Example: Three Faces of a Leader in a Restaurant

    Visionary: A restaurant leader wears a Visionary Face when she inspires the team to achieve extraordinary customer service by painting a clear picture of what true hospitality looks like. She clearly sets the vision for the organization and communicates it regularly.

    Manager: That same leader wears the Manager Face when she is training the front-of-house staff on how to greet guests, take customer orders, and deliver plated dishes. Here, she’s not doing the work, but is training, directing, coaching, and leveraging work to others in her organization. 

    Specialist: Finally, this restaurant leader is wearing a Specialist Face when she is the head chef in the kitchen on a Friday night and running the kitchen operations. 

  • Stage 1
    Non-Negotiable Rules

    Companies excel when they master the rules that pertain to the size of their organization. Select the percentage that best represents your organization's level of completion for the rules listed below:

      100% The organization has fully mastered a rule.
      80% The organization has significantly completed a rule.
      60% The organization has completed a rule over halfway.
      40% The organization has begun working on the rule but is not yet halfway complete.
      20% The organization has started but made little progress.
      0% The organization has not yet begun addressing a rule.
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  • Stage 2
    Non-Negotiable Rules

    Companies excel when they master the rules that pertain to the size of their organization. Select the percentage that best represents your organization's level of completion for the rules listed below:

      100% The organization has fully mastered a rule.
      80% The organization has significantly completed a rule.
      60% The organization has completed a rule over halfway.
      40% The organization has begun working on the rule but is not yet halfway complete.
      20% The organization has started but made little progress.
      0% The organization has not yet begun addressing a rule.
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  • Stage 3
    Non-Negotiable Rules

    Companies excel when they master the rules that pertain to the size of their organization. Select the percentage that best represents your organization's level of completion for the rules listed below:

      100% The organization has fully mastered a rule.
      80% The organization has significantly completed a rule.
      60% The organization has completed a rule over halfway.
      40% The organization has begun working on the rule but is not yet halfway complete.
      20% The organization has started but made little progress.
      0% The organization has not yet begun addressing a rule.
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  • Stage 4
    Non-Negotiable Rules

    Companies excel when they master the rules that pertain to the size of their organization. Select the percentage that best represents your organization's level of completion for the rules listed below:

      100% The organization has fully mastered a rule.
      80% The organization has significantly completed a rule.
      60% The organization has completed a rule over halfway.
      40% The organization has begun working on the rule but is not yet halfway complete.
      20% The organization has started but made little progress.
      0% The organization has not yet begun addressing a rule.
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  • Stage 5
    Non-Negotiable Rules

    Companies excel when they master the rules that pertain to the size of their organization. Select the percentage that best represents your organization's level of completion for the rules listed below:

      100% The organization has fully mastered a rule.
      80% The organization has significantly completed a rule.
      60% The organization has completed a rule over halfway.
      40% The organization has begun working on the rule but is not yet halfway complete.
      20% The organization has started but made little progress.
      0% The organization has not yet begun addressing a rule.
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  • Stage 6
    Non-Negotiable Rules

    Companies excel when they master the rules that pertain to the size of their organization. Select the percentage that best represents your organization's level of completion for the rules listed below:

      100% The organization has fully mastered a rule.
      80% The organization has significantly completed a rule.
      60% The organization has completed a rule over halfway.
      40% The organization has begun working on the rule but is not yet halfway complete.
      20% The organization has started but made little progress.
      0% The organization has not yet begun addressing a rule.
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  • Stage 7
    Non-Negotiable Rules

    Companies excel when they master the rules that pertain to the size of their organization. Select the percentage that best represents your organization's level of completion for the rules listed below:

      100% The organization has fully mastered a rule.
      80% The organization has significantly completed a rule.
      60% The organization has completed a rule over halfway.
      40% The organization has begun working on the rule but is not yet halfway complete.
      20% The organization has started but made little progress.
      0% The organization has not yet begun addressing a rule.
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  • Business Elements

    Read the below statements and indicate to what degree you agree or disagree, based on this scale: 

      6 - Strongly Agree 
      5 - Agree
      4 - Somewhat Agree
      3 - Somewhat Disagree
      2 - Disagree
      1 - Strongly Disagree
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  • Should be Empty: