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Sustainable Enterprise Change Readiness Assessment
Sustainable companies measure business success using triple bottom line metrics for financial profitability, social equity, and ecological integrity. They have a culture committed to meeting today's needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
This tool measures organizational readiness to meet major challenges encountered in becoming a sustainable enterprise. To assess your organization's readiness to move to sustainable enterprise, rate the following 12 statements on a scale from 1 to 5, where:
- = Not CORE: this NEVER HAPPENS here
- = Somewhat Characteristic: this SELDOM HAPPENS here
- = Characteristic: this HAPPENS here
- = Very Characteristic; this FREQUENTLY HAPPENS here
- = Extremely Characteristic; this ALWAYS HAPPENS here
- ___ Senior leaders visibly support and communicate benefits of sustainable enterprise business practices
- ___ People here appreciate how embracing sustainable enterprise values will impact our company, businesses, and jobs
- ___ People here agree about what does and does not need to change as we move toward sustainable enterprise
- ___ People here understand the scope and time requirements for becoming a sustainable enterprise
- ___ Managers typically recognize and address individual resistance to adopting sustainable enterprise business practices
- ___ Management recognizes and rewards those leading and supporting the change to sustainable enterprise
- ___ People here respect and value those working to create a sustainable enterprise culture
- ___ Employees get time and support for learning new skills essential for future success
- ___ Managers rebalance job responsibilities of people assigned to change projects
- ___ Goals of sustainable enterprise efforts are aligned across company departments
- ___ People here are willing to share information and ideas to achieve the best results
- ___ We have high levels of trust and cooperation between management and employees at every level
Calculate Your Score: Total the 12 numbers assigned to each statement.? If your score equals:
55 to 60: Change Master = primed and ready to handle major challenges
46 to 54: Change Leader = likely to cope with challenges, with some bumps in the road
36 to 45: Change Dilettante = proceed with caution; high risk of unrealized benefits
<36: Change Novice = seek guidance from organizational change masters
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