Leadership Alignment Diagnostic
A Self-Assessment Framework for Evaluating Your Leadership Team’s Alignment
Includes scoring rubric and interpretation guide.
What’s Included in the Diagnostic
Strategic Priority Clarity
Evaluate whether your team shares a common understanding of what matters most and how to make trade-offs when priorities compete.
Decision Rights and Authority
Assess how clearly decision rights are defined across your organization and whether the right people are empowered to make the right decisions.
Cross-Functional Coordination
Measure how effectively your teams work across boundaries and whether handoffs happen cleanly between functions.
Accountability and Ownership
Evaluate whether commitments are kept, outcomes are owned, and your team has a culture of follow-through.
How to Use This Diagnostic
1. Individual Assessment
Have each member of your leadership team complete the diagnostic independently. This takes about 20 minutes.
2. Score Comparison
Compare scores across your team using the scoring rubric. Look for areas of agreement and significant divergence.
3. Team Discussion
Use the interpretation guide to facilitate a team discussion about your findings and identify priority areas for improvement.
What You’ll Learn
- Where your leadership team is most aligned—and where you have the biggest gaps
- Which alignment dimensions are causing the most friction in your operations
- How your team’s perception of alignment compares to actual operating patterns
- Specific areas to focus on for the highest-impact improvements
- Whether external support would accelerate your alignment initiatives
Built from Patterns Across 125+ Leadership Teams
This diagnostic framework is based on patterns we’ve observed across 125+ leadership teams at growth-stage tech companies. The questions are designed to surface the specific alignment gaps that most commonly slow down scaling organizations.
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