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Consider asking several individuals to answer the following questions. This questionnaire is applicable to professional practices and to other organizations of all sizes. Questions that do not pertain to a particular situation should be omitted and will not impact the final result.
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1) Rate the professional leadership of your organization.
(Poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent)
2) Rate the management of your organization.
(Poor) 1 2 3 4 5 (Excellent)
3) Are the professional leaders and the management function of your organization an effective partnership? How strong?
(Weak) 1 2 3 4 5 (Strong)
4) Do these groups work together to continuously increase the quality, safety and scope of the services that you provide?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
5) Does your organization obtain maximum benefit from its leaders?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
6) Are your leaders performing to your expectations?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
7) Do your leaders understand and agree with their roles as defined by your organization?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
8) Are your defined leaders a necessary evil or a force for moving your organization forward?
(Evil) 1 2 3 4 5 (Positive)
9) Will your leadership, management and staff answer these questions in the same way?
(Unlikely) 1 2 3 4 5 (Probably)
10) Do you provide adequate educational and support services for individuals as they move into administrative or leadership roles?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
11)Have you defined any learning needs for individuals changing roles and/or any assessment tools to plan development?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
12) Do your leaders know what they don’t know?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
13) Are they willing to learn?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
14) Does your professional leadership and management agree on selection criteria, job descriptions and assessment procedures for leaders?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
15) Are there bylaws or policies and procedures that confer authority on one group or the other?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
16) Do all parties agree about legitimate authority?
(Disagree) 1 2 3 4 5 (Agree)
17) If not, are these issues addressed and resolved?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
18) Do multidisciplinary teams function optimally in your organization?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
19)Is it possible for anyone to lead teams including designated leaders in your organization?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
20) Should it be possible for anyone with appropriate training to lead multi-disciplinary teams?
(No) 1 2 3 4 5 (Yes)
Total Points: __________
Divided by
Questions Answered:_________
Equals
Average Score:_____________
> 4.4 – Congratulations- You or your organization is doing well. While DRD consultants would be happy to discuss in more detail whether there are opportunities for additional outside coaches to provide further improvements, things seem to be in pretty good shape already.
< 4.4 – Consider calling DRD Consulting, Inc. now. Disparity between the responses of different groups or individuals as well as a total average score less than 4.4 suggests that DRD consultative services would be useful to your organization and provide a substantial Return on Investment.