The Five-minute "C.E.O." Climate Quiz
Does your organization have a climate that is conducive to being
cost-effective? Do you have a C.E.O. - Cost Effective Organization?
Or are there changes that must be made for success? This quiz will help
you evaluate your current situation.
Instructions:
Try
the automated on-line version here.
OR
Print this page (You will
want a hard copy of your results for review and discussion as well as to take
the quiz.). Read the question or comment, consider to what extent it
applies to your organization (yes = fully, part = partially; no = not at all,
N/A = not applicable),
and then place a check mark in the appropriate box.
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Questions & Comments: How do they apply to your
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Do you have an open-door policy that works? In other words: Do people actually
talk in confidence to top management even about issues that might put
their careers in jeopardy? |
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Do you have an effective safety program? It's effective if A) you
communicate it regularly and B) your accident rate is
dropping or is zero. |
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Do you feel like you are part of a team rather than just a worker? |
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Does everyone who spends money know what their budget is and
have regular reviews? |
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Does your organization have strategic goals and does everyone in
the organization know what they are? |
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We make good decisions easily. There's not a lot of bureaucracy and the
steps we do take to make big decisions are worth the effort. |
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New ideas are always encouraged and given a fair evaluation. |
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Is your revenue/income per employee higher than that of the majority of
those in your business? (Don't know = "No") |
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Are you personally proud to have visitors come see your facilities at any
time? |
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Do you have a formal cost reduction program with annual objectives that
everyone is involved in? |
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I don’t feel that others or I have to put in too much overtime to
keep up. |
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Do you feel that your opinion and your work are respected? |
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Coworkers and peers often say that they really enjoy working in your
organization. |
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It's easy to attract and hire people when we need them. |
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It's hard to fire people but we always do it when the person just
doesn't fit in. |
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Our organization is not wasteful. |
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Is the complaint rate from customers and/or clients lower than that of
the majority of those in your business? (Don't know = "No") |
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Communications are good in your organization. People don't complain
that they don't know what's going on. |
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Adverse interdepartmental rivalry does not exist. We all cooperate and
get along in a professional manner. |
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We all have the tools and training that we need to do our jobs well. |
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SCORING: Add up the number of check marks in each column and go to the
discussion page. |
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