Survey Form

These six questions ask you to identify the way you experience your organization right now, and, separately, the way you think it should be in the future if it is to achieve its highest aspirations. In the survey, “the organization” refers to the organization managed by your boss (or the organization in which you manage or
the organization in which you are working).

Please rate each of the statements by dividing 100 points between alternatives A, B, C, and D depending on how similar the description is to your firm. (100 would indicate very similar and 0 would indicate not at all similar). The total points for each question must equal 100.

First rate how you perceive the organization to be at the present time in the NOW column. Second, rate the organization again in the FUTURE column depending on how you think your organization must be if it is to accomplish its highest objectives and achieve spectacular success.

You may divide the 100 points in any way among the four alternatives in each question. Some alternatives may get zero points, for example. Remember that the total must equal 100.

1. Dominant Characteristics

	Now	Future
A: The organization is a very personal place. It is like an extended family. People seem to share a lot of themselves.
B: The organization is a very dynamic entrepreneurial place. People are willing to stick their necks out and take risks.
C: The organization is very results oriented. A major concern is with getting the job done. People are very competitive and achievement oriented.
D: The organization is a very controlled and structured place. Formal procedures generally govern what people do.
TOTAL (100)

2. Organizational Leadership

	Now	Future
A: The leadership in the organization is generally considered to exemplify mentoring, facilitating, or nurturing.
B: The leadership in the organization is generally considered to exemplify entrepreneurship, innovating, or risk taking.
C: The leadership in the organization is generally considered to exemplify a no-nonsense, aggressive, results-oriented focus.
D: The leadership in the organization is generally considered to exemplify coordinating, organizing, or smooth-running efficiency.
TOTAL (100)

3. Management of Employees

	Now	Future
A: The management style in the organization is characterized by teamwork, consensus, and participation.
B: The management style in the organization is characterized by individual risk-taking, innovation, freedom, and uniqueness.
C: The management style in the organization is characterized by hard driving competitiveness, high demands, and achievement.
D: The management style in the organization is characterized by security of employment, conformity, predictability, and stability in relationships.
TOTAL (100)

4. Organization Glue

	Now	Future
A: The glue that holds the organization together is loyalty and mutual trust. Commitment to this organization runs high.
B: The glue that holds the organization together is commitment to innovation and development. There is an emphasis on being on the cutting edge.
C: The glue that holds the organization together is the emphasis on achievement and goal accomplishment. Aggressiveness and winning are common themes.
D: The glue that holds the organization together is formal rules and policies. Maintaining a smooth-running organization is important.
TOTAL (100)

5. Strategic Emphases

	Now	Future
A: The organization emphasizes human development. High trust, openness, and participation persist.
B: The organization emphasizes acquiring new resources and creating new challenges. Trying new things and prospecting for opportunities are valued.
C: The organization emphasizes competitive actions and achievement. Hitting stretch targets and winning in the marketplace are dominant.
D: The organization emphasizes permanence and stability. Efficiency, control and smooth operations are important.
TOTAL (100)

6. Criteria of Success

	Now	Future
A: The organization defines success on the basis of the development of human resources, teamwork, employee commitment, and concern for people.
B: The organization defines success on the basis of having the most unique or newest products. It is a product leader and innovator.
C: The organization defines success on the basis of winning in the marketplace and outpacing the competition. Competitive market leadership is key.
D: The organization defines success on the basis of efficiency. Dependable delivery, smooth scheduling and low-cost production are critical.
TOTAL (100)

FORM A

FORM B

FORM C