How about within your organization? Does your leadership team periodically assess the strength of your organization? This is a discipline that is often misunderstood or ignored.
In my observation, strong businesses require leaders who systematically monitor their organizations, usually on an annual basis. The benefits of a check-up include:
The Organizational Checkup™ validates alignment around the company’s vision and assures that everyone is utilizing the tools that will help build traction.
EOS® clients answer a simple questionnaire prior to beginning the EOS Process™ and then every year thereafter. This annual discipline helps drive the conversations that lead to strong and cohesive organizations.
I recently completed a 2-Day Annual Planning Session with one of my client leadership teams. They completed the Organizational Checkup during our session. We then narrowed our focus to questions that were universally scored low by each member and/or skewed with a wide gap in their ratings.
This exercise enabled us to pinpoint the parts of their business that needed the most attention.
Their overall score averaged 70 out of 100, which really is not bad when you consider we strive for 80% or stronger. Of the 20 questions, 3 required specific action focused on Core Processes, Quarterly “state of the company” meetings and the need for more measurables throughout the organization. They left with renewed confidence by adding these items to their long-term issues list.
Consider the discipline of an annual check-up for your organization to help ensure a happy and healthy life span!