Strategic Intelligence Assessment
This diagnostic helps you identify current strategic intelligence strengths and gaps in your business. You'll receive tailored resources based on your responses. Most small business owners are making critical decisions without complete intelligence. This quick assessment will reveal exactly where your business needs strategic intelligence enhancement across the Four M's framework (Mindset, Mechanics, Mission, Magic). In just 10 questions, you'll discover your Strategic Intelligence gaps and receive a personalized preview of what your Strategic Intelligence Brief™ would address. A "perfect" Score is 55 points.... but honestly, no business runs perfectly.
Your Name
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Who is filling out this assessment
Email
example@example.com (so we can send your results!)
Type of Business or Industry
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Different industries require specific strategic intelligence applications
Age of Your Business
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Please Select
0-3 years
4-5 years
over 5 years
Strategic intelligence needs vary by business maturity and growth stage
Section 1: MECHANICS Intelligence Questions (Financial & Systems)
Assess your financial decision patterns and operational capacity
Question 1: How strong is your Financial Intelligence foundation? Rate your confidence in knowing your exact revenue patterns, profitability drivers, and breakthrough numbers (1=flying blind, 5=complete financial intelligence)
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I'm unsure about my true profitability and revenue patterns
I have basic financial data but lack deep insights
I understand my finances moderately well
I have strong financial intelligence and clear metrics
I know my exact Breakthrough Number™ and all key financial drivers
Question 2: How would you rate your Operational Intelligence regarding capacity and scalability?
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We're at capacity and any growth would compromise quality
Limited capacity with some quality concerns if we grow
Moderate capacity, could handle some growth with adjustments
Good capacity with systems that can scale effectively
Excellent operational intelligence with scalable systems ready for significant growth
Question 3: How comprehensive is your Systems Intelligence? Do you have clear visibility into operational bottlenecks and process inefficiencies?
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Multiple bottlenecks exist but we're not sure where they all are
We know some bottlenecks but lack systematic analysis
We identify bottlenecks reactively when problems arise
We have good systems intelligence and proactively manage bottlenecks
Complete systems intelligence with predictive bottleneck prevention
Section 1 Score
Section 2: MISSION Intelligence Questions (Operations & Customer)
Evaluate your business operations and customer relationships
Question 4: How strong is your Customer Intelligence and retention strategy?
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Less than 20% repeat customers (low customer intelligence)
20-40% repeat customers (developing customer intelligence)
40-60% repeat customers (moderate customer intelligence)
60-80% repeat customers (strong customer intelligence)
80%+ repeat customers (exceptional customer intelligence and retention)
Question 5: How developed is your Competitive Intelligence regarding your unique market position?
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No clear competitive advantages or unique positioning
Some differentiation but not well-defined or communicated
Moderate competitive advantages that we're developing
Strong unique offerings with clear competitive intelligence
Exceptional competitive intelligence with multiple defendable advantages
Question 6: Current Business Challenge Assessment
Identify immediate operational challenges affecting your business
6a. Are you experiencing team capacity limitations that limit growth?
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Yes
No
Question 6b: Do you have process bottlenecks that slow down operations?
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Yes
No
Question 6c: Is your growth strategy unclear or inconsistent?
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Yes
No
Question 6d: Are cash flow fluctuations creating business stress?
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Yes
No
Question 6e: Is customer acquisition more difficult than expected?
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Yes
No
Question 6f: Do supply chain issues disrupt your operations?
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Yes
No
Question 6g: Are technology limitations holding back efficiency?
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Yes
No
6h: Are you confident your business operations are running at optimal intelligence levels?
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Yes
No
Section 2 Score
Section 3: MAGIC Intelligence Questions (Market & Opportunities)
Analyze your market positioning and growth opportunities
Question 7: Strategic Intelligence Readiness Assessment
Evaluate your current strategic intelligence capabilities
Question 7a: Can you predict your financial performance 90 days ahead?
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Yes
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Question 7b: Do you have systematic processes for customer feedback analysis?
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Yes
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Question 7c: Can you identify operational bottlenecks before they impact customers?
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Yes
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Question 7d: Do you regularly analyze competitor positioning and responses?
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Yes
No
Question 7e: Do you have frameworks for making strategic decisions under pressure?
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Yes
No
Question 7f: Can you delegate strategic tasks while maintaining quality standards?
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Yes
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Question 7g: Do you have systems to identify new growth opportunities?
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Yes
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Question 8: How sophisticated is your Pricing Intelligence and strategic review process?
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Rarely review pricing (weak pricing intelligence)
Annual pricing reviews only (basic pricing intelligence)
Semi-annual strategic pricing analysis (developing pricing intelligence)
Quarterly pricing intelligence reviews (strong pricing intelligence)
Ongoing pricing intelligence with data-driven optimization
Section 3 Score
Section 4: MINDSET Intelligence Questions (Strategic Thinking)
Review your strategic thinking and decision-making frameworks
Question 9: How comprehensive is your Strategic Intelligence planning and documentation?
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No formal strategic intelligence or planning documentation
Basic business plan but limited strategic intelligence integration
Written strategic plan with some intelligence components
Comprehensive strategic plan with integrated intelligence frameworks
Complete Strategic Intelligence Brief™ with all four pillars documented (Financial, Operational, Market, Strategic Response)
Question 10: How frequently do you update your Strategic Intelligence (strategic plan review) and adjust strategies based on new data?
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Rarely or never review strategic intelligence
Annual strategic intelligence review only
Semi-annual strategic intelligence updates
Quarterly strategic intelligence analysis and adjustments
Monthly strategic intelligence reviews with data-driven strategy optimization
Section 4 Score
Question 11: Strategic Intelligence Priority: If you could enhance one area of your Strategic Intelligence immediately, which would have the biggest impact on your business? (This helps us customize your Strategic Intelligence Brief™ recommendations)"
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Qualitative Intelligence Question (not scored). This helps us customize your Strategic Intelligence Brief™ recommendations
Your Total Strategic Intelligence Assessment Score (out of 55 points)
Here's your Strategic Intelligence Assessment Score!
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