Where is your organization on the Cultural Clarity continuum?
Complete this brief assessment to discover more about the cultural fitness of your organization.
Question 1 of 9
9 or less employees
10-20 employees
21-40 employees
41-70 employees
70-99 employees
100 or more employees
Question 2 of 9
Operating for more than 3 years with more than $1 million in annual revenue
Operating for more than 3 years with less than $1 million in annual revenue
Operating for less than 3 years with more than $1 million in annual revenue
Operating for less than 3 years with less than $1 million in annual revenue
Question 3 of 9
My focus is on making the organization profitable and successful
We have a vision statement, a mission statement, and some defined corporates values
We have spent time designing a vision for our culture that encompasses employees, clients, and other stakeholders, but it doesn't really match what is happening in the organization
We have a defined corporate culture representing our stakeholders with methods in place to ensure it is understood, encouraged, and embraced by all stakeholders
Question 4 of 9
Our leadership tends to micro-manage work and often fails to support employees in growth, development, and cultural understanding
Our leadership works hard at providing the right support for employees but are often overwhelmed by other responsivities
Our leaders are focused on leading their teams but sometimes lack training, skills, and resources needed to succeed
We see our leadership as a differentiator in our business and provide them with the access and resources they need to be effective with their teams.
Question 5 of 9
Not really. We have values but it does not necessarily connect with the perceived culture of the organization
You can see that our values connect with the culture, but it is not clear how they align
We can see how our values contribute to the culture but there is inconsistency our other elements in the culture that are not represented by the values
Our values align well with the culture in a clear way and we are continually working to make them more consistent and clearer
Question 6 of 9
We hire based on hard skills to do the job
We hire based on hard and soft skills
We include questions designed to assess the skills and how well they will fit into the organization and team
We have a comprehensive method of assessing candidates that includes cultural fit and clarity of how to perform the evaluation
Question 7 of 9
The organization suffers sometimes by having people without the right skills for their tasks and the inability to gain those skills
Usually, we have a good match in skills for a given position, but organization shifts sometimes sub-optimize that and training is slow to achieve
We are great at ensuring the hard skills are fit for those doing the task, but soft skills and organization fit lack focus
We consider a comprehensive set of skills that include organization fit for each job position and have defined training and onboarding methods to support people
Question 8 of 9
My organization is not very diverse
My organization is diverse but not very mixed geographically
My organization is diverse, and we strive to work well and avoid conflict
Diversity is one of the main strengths of our organization and everyone is aware they are valuable to our efforts and each other.
Question 9 of 9
We can get mired down in bureaucracy or ego which slows down decision making
We are able to make daily execution decisions but financial, organizational and people decisions have too much oversight
Leaders and employees have many ways to be involved in decisions that guide the organization and culture
Leaders and employees have many ways to guide and create the culture of the organization