Twenty Five Questions that you Should Ask Yourself Each Year About Growth and Profits

Twenty Five Questions that you Should Ask Yourself Each Year About Growth and Profits

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1. We have a clear, well-articulated vision and direction across the organization

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

2. We embrace a common, proven methodology to strategy development across the organization rather than an ad hoc approach

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  • Disagree
  • Neutral
  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

3. We are clear on our target markets for each product or service

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

4. We have a high likelihood of achieving or exceeding our growth targets for the next 12 months

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

5. We regularly improve our internal processes and systems based on customer feedback and growth within the business

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  • Neutral
  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

6. Our leadership team has the capabilities to achieve our growth and profit targets

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

7. Our website and social media presence demonstrates our capabilities effectively and attracts new leads regularly

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  • Neutral
  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

8. Our management team has a schedule to review and update our strategic plan on a regular basis

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  • Neutral
  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

9. Our teams, people or divisions demonstrate a high level of trust and collaboration

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  • Neutral
  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

10. Our business has a clear, documented sales process

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11. Our business is an early adopter and successful implementer of new technologies internally and with customers

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  • Strongly Agree

12. Our leadership team is strongly motivated to lift the performance of the business

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13. Our business receives regular new referrals

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  • Agree
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14. Our business has well documented systems and processes, easily accessible by team members

  • Strongly Disagree
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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

15. Our leadership team has easy access to data around our financial performance drivers such as cash flow, profitability, revenue and expenses

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

16. Our business is achieving a strong level of profitability

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

17. Our business, products and services are viewed as innovative by the market

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18. Our business provides high quality training, coaching and mentoring to assist team members succeed in their roles

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

19. Our business has a high quality contact program and customer relationship management (CRM) system to communicate with existing and prospective clients

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  • Strongly Agree

20. Our business has a well-known brand and quality reputation in our target markets

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21. Our business would operate effectively if a key manager was away for a month

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  • Strongly Agree

22. Our business regularly reviews and develops strategies to eliminate inefficiency (waste)

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  • Strongly Agree

23. Our business has a track record of successfully implementing strategies and projects to achieve our targets

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

24. Our business attracts and retains quality staff

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  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

25. Our sales team has the capability to achieve sales targets

  • Strongly Disagree
  • Disagree
  • Neutral
  • Agree
  • Strongly Agree

Lysle C. Wickersham

Brand & business strategists | Positioning startups, early-stage & SMEs for differentiated competitive advantage & sustainable success | Building performance, revenue, & equity value | And trying to fix one ugly slice ??

1 年

Great questions, Brian Kerrigan. Every company should ask themselves these questions. Better still, have an outside, unbiased person, help determine the answers. Self-examination is not always easys

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