Are you leading your people, or managing them?
Your best people expect more from you than your B and C players do. They want the why, the room and the standard, then the trust to deliver. This check shows where you're already doing that, and where there's room to grow.
24 statements across six areas. Think about the last three months, and answer for how you actually lead, not how you'd like to. There's no middle option, so lean one way or the other. If you genuinely don't know the answer, choose "I don't actually know." That's useful too. It takes about six minutes.
Three quick questions about you
Answer the three quick questions above to start.
- Never: not once
- Rarely: now and then, less than half the time
- Often: more often than not
- Always: every time, without fail
Freedom is how much ownership your team has (intent, sharing the picture, trust). Rhythm is the structure that makes that freedom safe (priorities, owners, numbers, meetings).
Your six areas
Your two biggest opportunities
These are the places where a small change is likely to make the biggest difference.
Things to go and find out
You weren't sure about these. That's honest, and it's useful. Each one is a conversation to have with your team, and they count as gaps until you know.
What next?
Get your 6-week plan
One short email a week for six weeks, one area at a time. Each one has a story, one thing to try that week and a question to take to your team. Start with your two biggest opportunities above.
Want to talk it through?
Your results are a good start. The real value is in what you do next, and that's usually easier to work out with someone outside the business.
I read every conversation request myself. Tell me a little about you and your team, then pick a time that suits. No pitch, just a good conversation about what your results are telling you.
Start the conversationWhere this comes from
This check was built by referencing the work of some solid sources:
- Turn the Ship Around! by L. David Marquet
- Team of Teams by General Stanley McChrystal
- Legacy by James Kerr
- Playing the Enemy by John Carlin
- Endurance by Alfred Lansing
- Let My People Go Surfing by Yvon Chouinard
- Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
It's a conversation starter, not a scientific assessment. Created by Benn, Ikigai Impact.
Want to talk about your results? Get in touch at www.ikigaiimpact.com
