Diagnostics
Tools to improve your business
How diagnostics can help
Diagnostic tools are a quick, powerful way to understand issues and identify improvement actions.
Get a snapshot and insights. Use them to challenge the way you think.
Try one now to identify key issues.
GPS Diagnostic
Are you struggling to prioritise your business issues and opportunities? Do you need clarification on which strategies will accelerate the growth and profit of your business? Take 5 minutes to complete the 28-question Mindshop Growth and Profit Diagnostic to identify from 12 key success factors.
Leadership Health Check
Regardless of whether we run a business, manage or are part of a team we all lead in some way. But leadership styles vary greatly, are you a visionary, a great implementer, strategic thinker or team coach? What are the fundamental attributes that set great leaders apart? Take this 25-question diagnostic to discover strengths to build on and weaknesses to address from 10 key success factors.
Change Success
Research tells us there is only a 30% probability your change initiative will succeed. This is because most business people adopt a ‘trial and error’ approach to change incurring a high cost in terms of lost time, reduced confidence, wasted money and poor resource utilisation. But you can improve this probability of change success.
Change Success Personal Diagnostic
Research tells us there is only a 30% probability your personal or business change initiative will succeed, but you can dramatically improve this probability of personal change success using this Diagnostic to identify areas for improvement and implementing strategies to achieve change success.
Coaching Ability Diagnostic
As leaders it’s important to have the capabilities to coach and support your teams. Where should you focus your time to build new skills to improve your coaching ability? Complete this 5 minutes diagnostic to identify from 10 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your own coaching ability.
Culture Diagnostic
“Culture eats strategy for breakfast” is a famous quote from legendary management consultant and author Dr Peter Drucker that stresses the importance of having a great culture in a business. Where do you need to focus your energies to improve the culture in your business? Complete this 4-minute diagnostic to identify the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve the culture in your business.
Emotional Intelligence Diagnostic
Emotional Intelligence has become increasingly relevant to leadership as well as for career and business success. It’s about being in touch with one’s self, knowing one’s self, knowing how to connect with others and being aware of one’s impact on others. These are all key skills for a leader and are vital for both personal and professional success. Take the diagnostic below and see what areas might be your strengths and which areas you might need to examine.
Family Business Diagnostic
Our work has identified 10 key factors that successful family businesses excel in. Answering the 30 questions in this Family Business Diagnostic will help you identify your top 3 strengths and weaknesses. This diagnostic was created by Mindshop advisor, Harry Kras from the Family Business Resource Centre.
Innovation Diagnostic
Innovation is a critical attribute for any business to embrace in order to keep their operations as well as their products / services at the cutting edge. Complete this 4 minutes diagnostic to identify the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your business’ innovation levels.
Listening Diagnostic
Listening is one of those critical skills that are absolutely mandatory for leaders to both have and to be able to effectively demonstrate. Having two ears and hearing is not the same as actively listening. Poor listening skills too is the one area that causes the most conflict in communication. Take the diagnostic below and see what areas might be your strengths and which areas you might need to examine.
Marketing Diagnostic
How will you achieve greater cut through with your marketing to your target customers in an increasingly cluttered market? Where are your opportunities to improve your marketing strategy? Complete this 5-minute diagnostic to identify from 10 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your ability to market successfully.
Profit / Efficiency Diagnostic
Do you have the profit levels you desire in your business? Does it run as efficiently as you would like? Complete this 5-minute diagnostic to identify from 10 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your level of profit/efficiency in the business.
Life Balance Diagnostic
Having a balanced life is not about being perfect in all areas. It is about ensuring that any emphasis that may be put into one or more areas of your life is not causing an in-balance and issues in other areas. Complete this 5-minute diagnostic to identify from 6 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your personal Life Balance.
Personal Resilience Diagnostic
Having good personal resilience is about how well you bounce back from adversity in your personal or business life. How can you improve your own levels of resilience? Complete this 5-minute diagnostic to identify from 10 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your level of personal resilience.
Sales Diagnostic
A critical capability for any business is the ability to sell their products/services effectively. Where can you improve your sales skills? Complete this 5-minute diagnostic to identify from 10 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your sales ability.
Survival Diagnostic
In difficult economic times where do you as a leader need to focus your energies to ensure you can survive and navigate the business through as successfully as possible? Complete this 5-minute diagnostic to identify from 10 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your business’ ability to survive a financial downturn.
Referral Ready Diagnostic
Referrals are an important source of opportunities but how referral ready are you Complete 4 minute diagnostic to identify from 8 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your referral readiness. You will also have the ability to see how you compare to the global benchmark (average scores of all completed diagnostics) on each of the 8 factors.
Business Scale-up Diagnostic
Scaling up a business is often easier said than done especially in unpredictable and challenging market environments. Scaling up involves accelerating growth but also boosting business value through a variety of factors. Take this Mindshop Business Scale Up diagnostic to discover your strengths to build on and weaknesses to address from 10 key success factors relating to scaling up.
Performance Enhancement Diagnostic
Performance management is a critical attribute for any business to embrace in order to keep their operations as well as their products / services at the cutting edge. Complete this 4 minute diagnostic to identify from 10 factors the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your employees performance management levels. You will also have the ability to see how you compare to the global benchmark on each of the 10 factors.
Team Attraction & Retention Diagnostic
Managing capacity through attracting and retaining (A & R) the best people is a critical attribute for any business to embrace in order to keep their operations profitable. Complete 4 minutes diagnostic to identify the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve A & R performance. You will also have the ability to see how you compare to the global benchmark.
Personal Burnout Diagnostic
Identifying the elements of burnout in an individual is critically important right now. We know that burnout is there, we need to know what burnout reduction mechanisms are in place and how we can use them. Complete this 3 minutes diagnostic to identify the top 3 areas that are working well and top 3 areas you need to work on to improve your resilience to burnout.
Job Candidate Needs Diagnostic
Picking the right employer for you is a critical decision. Knowing what specifically you want from an employer is the key first step. Complete this 4 minutes diagnostic to identify the top 3 areas that are of most importance to you and the 3 areas of least importance. Having identified the key needs then make sure you investigate whether each potential employer can deliver on those needs.
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