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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:

1. =   Not characteristic; this NEVER happens here
2. =  Somewhat characteristic; this SELDOM happens here
3. =  Characteristic;  means: this SOMETIMES happens here
4. =  Very characteristic; this FREQUENTLY happens here
5. =  Extremely characteristic; this ALWAYS happens here

1. ___ Senior leaders visibly support and communicate benefits of sustainable enterprise business practices
2. ___ People here appreciate how embracing sustainable enterprise values will impact our company, businesses,         and jobs
3. ___ People here agree about what does and does not need to change as we move toward sustainable enterprise
4. ___ People here understand the scope and time requirements for becoming a sustainable enterprise
5. ___ Managers typically recognize and address individual resistance to adopting sustainable enterprise business         practices
6. ___ Management recognizes and rewards those leading and supporting the change to sustainable enterprise
7. ___ People here respect and value those working to create a sustainable enterprise culture
8. ___ Employees get time and support for learning new skills essential for future success
9. ___ Managers rebalance job responsibilities of people assigned to change projects
10. ___  Goals of sustainable enterprise efforts are aligned across company departments
11. ___  People here are willing to share information and ideas to achieve the best results
12. ___  We have high levels of trust and cooperation between management and employees

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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