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CROWNE™ Organizational Readiness Check

For Organizations Navigating Growth, Change, or Increasing Complexity

A short, industry-neutral assessment designed to help organizations identify where growth, change, transformation, increasing complexity, or strategic uncertainty may be creating strain across leadership, workforce capacity, organization design, people infrastructure, and organizational alignment.

Estimated completion time: 5–7 minutes

For each statement, select the response that best reflects your organization today. Choose Not applicable / Not enough information to assess when a statement does not apply or you do not have enough information to answer confidently.

Leadership Capacity + Accountability

Strongly true
Mostly true
Sometimes True
Not true
Not applicable / Not enough information to assess
1. People responsible for leading others have clear authority to make routine decisions without unnecessary escalation to the owner, CEO, or senior leader.
2. People are given leadership responsibility because they are prepared to lead people and outcomes, not simply because they are strong individual performers.
3. Leadership expectations, performance standards, and accountability are applied consistently across the organization.
4. We have enough leadership capacity to support growth, change, transformation, or increasing complexity without excessive dependence on one person or a very small number of leaders.

Workforce Capacity + Talent

Strongly true
Mostly true
Sometimes True
Not true
Not applicable / Not enough information to assess
5. Our staffing levels and workforce capabilities are intentionally aligned with current business demand and what the organization is preparing to do next.
6. We understand whether our hiring is actually increasing workforce capacity after turnover and other employee losses are considered.
7. Our onboarding and early-tenure practices help new employees become productive, integrate successfully, and remain with the organization.
8. We know which roles, skills, or workforce gaps create the greatest risk to our operations and have a plan for addressing them.

Organization Design + Role Clarity

Strongly true
Mostly true
Sometimes true
Not true
Not applicable / Not enough information to assess
9. Employees and leaders clearly understand who owns key responsibilities and outcomes.
10. Decision-making authority and handoffs between roles, departments, or locations are clearly understood.
11. Our organizational structure is intentionally designed to support the organization’s current needs and what it is preparing to do next.
12. Our reporting relationships, leadership structure, and role design allow work and decisions to move efficiently without unnecessary bottlenecks.

People Infrastructure + Operating Systems

Strongly true
Mostly true
Sometimes true
Not true
Not applicable / Not enough information to assess
13. Core people processes such as hiring, onboarding, performance management, documentation, and employee transitions are applied consistently across the organization.
14. We have reliable workforce information and metrics that leadership can use to make decisions.
15. Our HR technology and people-related systems support efficient workflows rather than creating unnecessary manual work or duplication.
16. Ownership of important people, compliance, and employee-life-cycle processes is clear and can support the organization’s current needs and what it is preparing to do next.

Culture + Organizational Alignment

Strongly true
Mostly true
Sometimes true
Not true
Not applicable / Not enough information to assess
17. Our leaders are aligned on the organization’s priorities, expectations, and key messages.
18. Different teams, departments, or locations operate from consistent organizational standards while still having appropriate flexibility.
19. When the organization is navigating growth, change, transformation, or increasing complexity, employees understand what is changing, why it matters, and what is expected of them.
20. We have effective ways to identify trust, engagement, communication, or alignment problems before they materially affect performance.

About Your Organization

Approximate number of employees

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Number of locations

Industry / sector

What significant growth, change, transformation, or organizational shift is the organization experiencing or preparing for?

Where is the organization experiencing the greatest strain, friction, or uncertainty today?

What growth, opportunity, or strategic priority is most important for the organization over the next 12–24 months?

What concerns you most about the organization’s ability to execute successfully or sustain performance through what comes next?

Your Contact Information

Name

Title

Organization

Email

Phone (optional)

Ready to see your results?

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