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The Business Check-in

How much of the business still runs on you?

Twenty statements, about five minutes. You get a score out of 100, a score for each of five parts of the business, and where I'd start. 80 is the mark to aim for.

Before you start

Score each one honestly

1 means not at all. 5 means completely, every week. Score how it is today, not how you want it to be. Nobody sees your answers but you and me.

Part 1 of 5

Your plan

1.I can say in one sentence where the business will be in 12 months, with a number in it.

Not at allCompletely

2.I have no more than three priorities this quarter, and they're written down.

Not at allCompletely

3.I know what I'm going to stop doing this quarter.

Not at allCompletely

4.The people who work with me could tell you what we're aiming for this year.

Not at allCompletely

Part 2 of 5

Your numbers

5.I know what my last five jobs made after every cost, including my own time.

Not at allCompletely

6.I check the same three to five numbers every week.

Not at allCompletely

7.I know roughly what the bank balance will be in three months.

Not at allCompletely

8.I know what an hour of work has to bring in before the business makes anything.

Not at allCompletely

Part 3 of 5

Your week

9.My week has a set shape: the same blocks for the same kind of work.

Not at allCompletely

10.Quoting and admin get done in work hours, not at night or on weekends.

Not at allCompletely

11.Time to work on the business is in my week, and it doesn't get bumped.

Not at allCompletely

12.I finish most weeks having done what I planned at the start.

Not at allCompletely

Part 4 of 5

Your people and handover

13.At least one job that used to be mine is now done by someone else, start to finish, without me checking it.

Not at allCompletely

14.The way we do our main jobs is written down well enough for someone else to follow.

Not at allCompletely

15.If I was off for two weeks, the work would still go out and the invoices would still get sent.

Not at allCompletely

16.Everyone who works in the business, me included, has a clear list of what they own.

Not at allCompletely

Part 5 of 5

Your problems

17.When a problem shows up, it goes on one list instead of staying in my head.

Not at allCompletely

18.There's a set time each week when problems get dealt with.

Not at allCompletely

19.When we fix a problem, it stays fixed.

Not at allCompletely

20.I hear about problems from the people I work with before a customer tells me.

Not at allCompletely

Your result

Where should I send it?

Your score, the five parts and where I'd start go on a private page made for you. I'll email you the link so you can come back to it.

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