LMI Strategic Development Analysis Key™

AWARENESS (1 of 4)

Instructions: Answer yes when doing it 75% of the time or more or no to each question and total your score at the bottom of the page. (Yes = 5 points, No = 0). Enter your total score on the grid in the appropriate quadrant. The grid runs from 0-25 points in each quadrant of the Strategic Development Process™ model.

  1. Current Talent and Potential

    You have a process in place to objectively measure the personality and capacity profiles of all your people to insure that you have the right talent in the right jobs.

  2. Future Talent and Potential

    You have a process in place and consistently implement an effective pre-hire measurement tool to insure all new hires “fit” (aptitude and personality) the job.

  3. Effective Leadership Culture

    You are aware of the individual leadership styles of your leadership team and can objectively measure that against a statistically proven effective leadership model.

  4. Gap Analysis

    You have a process in place and consistently implement an objective measurement tool to measure the gap between your organization’s performance versus potential ("what is" versus "what could be").

  5. Effective Communication

    Each member of your leadership team demonstrates the ability to communicate effectively and you consistently implement an objective measurement tool to insure effective communication.

PLANNING (2 of 4)

Instructions: Answer yes or no to each question and total your score at the bottom of the page. (Yes = 5 points, No = 0). Enter your total score on the grid in the appropriate quadrant. The grid runs from 0-25 points in each quadrant of the Strategic Development Process™ model.

  1. Planning Process

    You have a formal strategic planning process that is consistently implemented each year.

  2. "Buy In"

    Your organization is driven by a clear vision and strategy that is understood and supported by every person at every level of the organization.

  3. Competitive Advantage

    You have identified the uniqueness of your product or service and your strategy is designed to promote that uniqueness, giving you a distinct competitive advantage.

  4. Involvement

    You implement a consistent process that facilitates the “best thinking” from each member of your leadership team.

  5. Long-term Planning

    You have specific written long-term (5 years) objectives and have identified strategic initiatives that will drive achievement.

DEVELOPMENT (3 of 4)

Instructions: Answer yes or no to each question and total your score at the bottom of the page. (Yes = 5 points, No = 0). Enter your total score on the grid in the appropriate quadrant. The grid runs from 0-25 points in each quadrant of the Strategic Development Process™ model.

  1. Commitment to Potential

    You have a designated budget for development of potential of every member of your organization including top leadership.

  2. Individual Contribution

    Your development process communicates the connection between the jobs of each individual and the vision of the organization.

  3. Future

    You consistently implement a development process at every level of your organization from support staff to top leadership.

  4. Job Satisfaction

    You implement a consistent development process that allows your employees to see the opportunity to satisfy their own needs by contributing to the achievement of organizational goals.

  5. Goal Directedness

    You implement a consistent development process that ties day-to-day operations to specific, measurable, goals at every level of your organization.

RESULTS MANAGEMENT (4 of 4)

Instructions: Answer yes or no to each question and total your score at the bottom of the page. (Yes = 5 points, No = 0). Enter your total score on the grid in the appropriate quadrant. The grid runs from 0-25 points in each quadrant of the Strategic Development Process™ model.

  1. Measurement

    You know on a day-by-day basis how you are progressing toward your future vision.

  2. Tracking

    You have a tracking system in place to measure progress of all key functions -daily, monthly, and year to date.

  3. Management

    Your organization conducts monthly or quarterly results management meetings.

  4. Focus

    Your organization is focused on results.

  5. Performance

    You have a process in place to measure individual performance and implement that process in every annual job review.