Assess Your CEO Quotient

1. How much bureaucracy is there in your organization? Are too many required approvals and permission-seeking activities slowing decision-making?

2. How well do your managers know their employees? Is there a healthy and honest dialogue, or are managers simply giving directives and expecting workers to carry them out?

3. Are training and learning high priorities in your organization?

4. Are the values of the company clearly stated? Do most workers know what these values are and live by them?

5. Are employees and managers alike encouraged to seek out the best ideas from everywhere?

6. Is there a system or infrastructure in place that allows senior managers to drive an idea or initiative through every part of the company (i.e., through every business, layer, geographic location, etc.)?