Executive Alignment Diagnostic

This three- to four-minute diagnostic is designed to pressure-test whether the priorities, tradeoffs, ownership, and decision rules behind consequential work are actually shared, or simply sound shared in the room.

Leadership teams can look aligned in the room and operate very differently once execution begins. The strategy may be understood. The leadership team may agree on the destination. But under pressure:

• Priorities get interpreted differently.
• Ownership becomes less clear.
• Important tradeoffs remain unresolved.
• Decisions get revisited.
• Execution slows.

The Executive Alignment Diagnostic is a three- to four-minute assessment designed for CEOs, C-suite executives, and senior leadership teams who want a clearer view of where executive alignment may be starting to break down. It is particularly useful when:

• A new CEO or senior executive has joined the organization.
• A major transformation or operating-model change is underway.
• The organization is refreshing its strategy or annual priorities.
• Growth is creating organizational strain.
• A leadership offsite needs to produce consequential decisions.
• Important decisions keep returning to the same table.
• The leadership team agrees in principle, but execution is not moving as expected.

What may still be unresolved.

The diagnostic helps you consider whether senior leaders share the same understanding of:

• The priorities that matter most.
• Who owns consequential decisions.
• The tradeoffs the organization is prepared to make.
• How disagreement gets resolved.
• What must remain consistent when operating pressure rises.

The goal is not to tell you that your leadership team is “good” or “bad.” It is to help identify the areas worth discussing before alignment problems become execution problems.

Short. Confidential. Designed for senior leaders.