Where your decision stalls.

1Over the last 12 months, what was the longest period the company operated without any decision from you?

1. A More than 30 days, with no relevant impact
2. B Between 15 and 30 days, with occasional delays
3. C Less than 15 days, with noticeable impact
4. D The company has never operated for a relevant period without my decisions

2Who approved the three largest investments of the past year?

1. A A formal body (committee, executive Board, Board of directors) with defined authority, without my direct participation
2. B Executive Board or committee, with my participation as one vote among others
3. C Me, with support or recommendation from the team
4. D Me, alone

3Of the last five leadership hires, how many were decided without you?

1. A Four or five
2. B Two or three
3. C One
4. D None

4Who approved the three largest disbursements of the last quarter?

1. A Formal authority levels: they did not pass through me
2. B Executive Board, within a defined policy
3. C Me, in most cases
4. D Me, in all of them

5If you had to step away tomorrow for 12 months, who takes over? Has that person already led a critical decision alone?

1. A A defined successor who has already led critical decisions without me
2. B A defined successor who has not yet decided anything critical alone
3. C There is a name under consideration, without structured preparation
4. D There is none

6Think of the last relevant strategic decision (expansion, investment, change of course). How long between identifying the need and deciding?

1. A Less than 15 days
2. B Between 15 and 45 days
3. C Between 45 and 90 days
4. D More than 90 days, or it is still pending

7How many people had to approve that decision?

1. A Up to two, with clear authority
2. B Three or four
3. C Five or more
4. D I cannot say for sure

8How many meetings took place before that decision was approved?

1. A One or two
2. B Three to five
3. C Six to ten
4. D More than ten, or it was never formally approved

9In the last 6 months, how many decisions already made came back for discussion?

1. A None
2. B One or two
3. C Three to five
4. D More than five: reopening decisions is routine

10Is there a formal decision ritual (defined forum, frequency, agenda, records)?

1. A Yes, with records and follow-up of decisions
2. B There is a forum, but without consistent records
3. C Informal: it depends on urgency
4. D There is none

11How were divergences between partners resolved in the last relevant decisions?

1. A Divergences exist and are resolved within a defined ritual
2. B Rare divergences, resolved case by case
3. C Divergences stall or wear down decisions
4. D There are open divergences, with no resolution mechanism

12When was the last time a decision was made, or refused, based on the strategic plan?

1. A In the last quarter
2. B In the last year
3. C I cannot recall a concrete case
4. D There is no formal plan

13If you ask your three main leaders today what the company's number one priority is this year, how many different answers do you get?

1. A One, the same
2. B Two
3. C Three
4. D I have never tested it, or I would rather not

14Who tracks the critical indicators of the business?

1. A The entire leadership, on the same panel, at the same frequency
2. B Leadership receives slices by area
3. C Only partners and the executive Board
4. D Only me

15In the last semester, how many conflicts between areas had to rise to you to be resolved?

1. A None: the areas resolve them among themselves
2. B One or two
3. C Several
4. D Practically all of them rise to me

16In the last 3 years, did the decision structure (authority levels, forums, committees) change along with revenue growth?

1. A Yes: authority levels and forums were redesigned
2. B There were occasional changes
3. C The structure is the same as 3 years ago
4. D There has never been a formal structure

17Is there a Board or advisory committee?

1. A Yes, active, with agenda and calendar
2. B Yes, but it meets irregularly
3. C Informal conversations with external advisors
4. D There is none

18What is the largest amount a leader can approve without you?

1. A A relevant amount, defined in an authority policy
2. B Average operational amounts
3. C Only small expenses
4. D Nothing: everything passes through me

19In what format does the plan for the next growth cycle exist?

1. A A document with goals, owners and a periodic review ritual
2. B A document, but without a review ritual
3. C Ideas discussed, not documented
4. D It does not exist

20Think of the biggest recent demand or growth peak. What jammed first?

1. A Nothing relevant: the structure absorbed it
2. B Operations felt it, but decisions kept pace
3. C Decisions became the bottleneck
4. D Everything came to depend on me to unblock