CFO ASSESMENT | LEJ LEADERSHIP COACH

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What is the biggest leadership challenge you are currently facing?

1. How often do important decisions come back to you before your team can move forward?

Almost always

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

2. How often are you pulled into problems your leadership team should resolve?

Very frequently

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

3. If you stepped away for two weeks, how confidently would your team continue executing?

Not confidently

Somewhat confidently

Very confidently

Extremely confidently

4. How quickly can your leadership team decide without waiting for your approval?

Very slowly

It depends on the issue

Usually quickly

Consistently quickly

5. How often do you make decisions because it is faster than waiting for someone else?

Constantly

Often

Sometimes

Rarely

6. When a decision goes wrong, how comfortably does your team own the outcome?

They escalate it back to me

Ownership is inconsistent

Most people take responsibility

Ownership is strong throughout the team

7. How consistently does your leadership team deliver agreed commitments?

Inconsistently

Somewhat consistently

Mostly consistently

Very consistently

8. How often do you have to chase people for updates?

Constantly

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

9. When deadlines slip, what normally happens?

I step in and fix it

I get involved to get things moving

The responsible leader resolves it

The team addresses it without me

10. How much of your working week is strategic rather than reactive?

Less than 20%

20–40%

40–60%

More than 60%

11. How often does operational firefighting block longer-term priorities?

Almost every week

Frequently

Occasionally

Rarely

12. How confident are you that you have capacity to think about the future?

Not confident

Somewhat confident

Very confident

Extremely confident

13. How confident are you challenging assumptions or decisions at executive level?

I often hold back

It depends on the situation

I generally speak up

I consistently challenge constructively

14. How effectively do you communicate difficult financial or strategic messages?

I often struggle

I can do it but sometimes hesitate

I communicate effectively

I communicate with strong clarity and influence

15. How would you describe your leadership position today?

I am still the person who makes things happen

I am trying to move away from that role

My team increasingly owns execution

I operate primarily as a strategic leader

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