Adaptive Strategy Design Readiness Assessment

  • ASD Readiness Assessment

    Is your team truly ready to execute on strategy—or just talking about it? The Strategy Readiness Assessment is a quick, 5-minute tool designed to help you evaluate how aligned, focused, and adaptable your organization really is. It covers four critical areas: 1. Mindset & Leadership 2. Core Alignment 3. Strategic Focus 4. Execution & Feedback Loops. You’ll walk away with a clear score, section-by-section insight, and an understanding of where your next strategic effort should be focused. Why take it? Because “being strategic” isn’t a PowerPoint—it's a system of behaviors. This assessment helps you spot where your team is strong, where it’s drifting, and what to do about it.

  • Section 1

    Mindset & Leadership
  • 1. We are open to changing course when data, people, or circumstances demand it.*
  • 2. Our leaders model adaptability, curiosity, and clarity.*
  • 3. We challenge our assumptions regularly.*
  • 4. Disagreement is safe and seen as productive.*
  • 5. We treat failure as a learning opportunity, not a blame exercise.*

  • Section 2

    Core Alignment
  • 6. Our Core Values are clearly defined, operationalized, and guide decisions.*
  • 7. Our Mission connects daily work to a bigger purpose and answers Who we serve, What we want to become, and How we will serve.*
  • 8. Our Vision is a clear, compelling picture of our preferred future*
  • 9. We revisit our mission/vision/values regularly.*
  • 10. New team members are meaningfully oriented to these.*

  • Section 3

    Strategic Focus
  • 11. We have 2–4 clear objectives (goals) for the next 12–18 months.*
  • 12. Everyone understands why these objectives matter.*
  • 13. We don’t treat everything as a priority.*
  • 14. We review and adapt strategy regularly.*
  • 15. We say “no” to things that don’t align.*

  • Section 4

    Execution and Feedback Loops
  • 16. We use a clear system (like OKRs and KPI's) to track progress.*
  • 17. Everyone knows how their work contributes to the strategy.*
  • 18. Feedback flows both ways—team to leadership and back.*
  • 19. Progress is recognized and shared.*
  • 20. We pivot when something isn’t working.*
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