Free self-assessment

The Lone Leader Checkup

Ten questions, about ten minutes, and an honest look at the question most CEOs never get asked: who is actually in this with you? Answer each question with where you really are, not where you would like to be.

1 When you face a major decision (a key hire, an acquisition, letting someone go), how many people can you process it with, fully and honestly?
No one. I decide alone.
Several trusted peers who know the full picture.
2 How often does someone ask you a hard question about your leadership that you did not invite?
Never. No one pushes back.
Regularly. I have people with permission to probe.
3 Your last three significant commitments to yourself (health, family, spiritual habits): how many did you keep?
None. They slip when work gets loud.
All three. Someone would notice if I slipped.
4 How much of your week runs in reactive mode: answering pings, firefighting, living in other people’s urgency?
Nearly all of it.
A small fraction. My priorities set the agenda.
5 If your company hit a genuine crisis tomorrow, who could you call at 6 AM who understands both your business and your faith?
Honestly, no one comes to mind.
Two or more people, without hesitating.
6 How connected does your Sunday faith feel to your Monday decisions?
Two separate worlds.
One integrated life. Scripture shapes real decisions.
7 When did you last change your mind on something important because a peer challenged you?
I can’t remember an instance.
Within the last month or two.
8 Who else knows the real numbers, the real risks, and the real weight you carry?
Only me (and maybe my spouse).
A trusted circle that carries it with me.
9 How clear is your succession or exit picture, and has anyone outside your company pressure-tested it?
No plan, or a plan no one has seen.
A written plan that trusted peers have challenged.
10 How energized are you by your calling as a leader right now?
Running on fumes and duty.
Clear purpose, sustainable pace.

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