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Meaning Readiness Diagnostic

Communication does not fail because people lack clarity. It fractures when meaning diverges across power, risk, and history.

This brief diagnostic assesses your system’s readiness for shared meaning before your next major announcement, pivot, or policy shift.

Please respond based on your most recent high-stakes message.

Your responses are confidential and will not be shared.

Your Name

Your Organization

What is your Email?

What is a good number to contact you?

The 5 Core Questions

Question 1: Have you defined what visible behavior should change within two weeks of sending the message?

Question 1: Have you defined what visible behavior should change within two weeks of sending the message?
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Question 2: Have you considered how frontline staff might interpret this message differently than senior leaders?

Question 2: Have you considered how frontline staff might interpret this message differently than senior leaders?
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B
C

Question 3: If someone acts on this message incorrectly, are the consequences clear and proportionate across roles?

Question 3: If someone acts on this message incorrectly, are the consequences clear and proportionate across roles?
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C

Question 4: Would employees feel safe asking a clarifying question about this message without reputational cost?

Question 4: Would employees feel safe asking a clarifying question about this message without reputational cost?
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B
C

Question 5: Has leadership historically followed through in ways consistent with similar messages?

Question 5: Has leadership historically followed through in ways consistent with similar messages?
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B
C