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How dependent is your business
on you being there?

Nine questions. Honest answers. A detailed report showing exactly where your business runs on its own and where it quietly relies on you to function.

9 questions
~15 minutes
Free report, downloadable as PDF
Staff Independence Question 1 of 9
Staff Independence
Question 1 of 9
When a staff member runs into a situation they have never handled before and you are not immediately available, walk us through what typically happens next.
Be as specific as you can. Think about the last time this actually happened.
Aim for 2 to 4 sentences
Staff Independence
Question 2 of 9
How confident are you that your team could open, run, and close your business correctly on a day you were completely unreachable?
Move the slider to the number that feels most honest.
Not at all confident
Completely confident
3
Somewhat confident, with some reservations
What is the one thing you would worry about most if you were unreachable?
Knowledge Documentation
Question 3 of 9
Which of the following best describes how your policies, SOPs, or work instructions currently exist in your business?
Choose the one that reflects reality, not where you would like to be.
Everything lives in my head and in conversations with my team
We have some written materials but they are incomplete or outdated
Most of our core processes are documented but not always followed consistently
We have thorough SOPs and work instructions that staff actively reference and use
Knowledge Documentation
Question 4 of 9
If you hired someone tomorrow and could not personally train them, what would they have access to that would actually help them do their job correctly?
Think practically. What exists right now that they could open, read, and use on day one?
Aim for 2 to 4 sentences
Owner Availability Impact
Question 5 of 9
On a typical working day, how many times are you pulled into a question, decision, or situation that you feel your team should be able to handle without you?
Choose the range that is most accurate on an average day, not your best or worst day.
1 to 3 times
4 to 6 times
7 to 10 times
More than 10 times
What types of situations come up most often? Name a few if you can.
Owner Availability Impact
Question 6 of 9
Describe what your business looks like on a day when you are completely unavailable. Be as specific as you can about what slows down, what stops, or what gets handled differently.
Think about the last time you were out sick, traveling, or simply had a day away. What actually happened?
The more specific your answer here, the more detailed your report findings will be
Onboarding Readiness
Question 7 of 9
From their first day to the point where they are genuinely operating independently, how long does it typically take a new hire to feel confident in your business?
Choose the range that reflects your experience across most hires.
Less than one week
One to two weeks
Two to four weeks
More than a month
It varies significantly depending on the role
What tends to slow that process down the most?
Operational Consistency
Question 8 of 9
How important is it to you that your team handles client situations, internal processes, and day-to-day operations the same way every time, regardless of who is working?
There is no wrong answer here. This is about what you actually value for your business.
Flexibility matters more than consistency
Consistency is everything to us
3
Consistency matters, though we allow room for judgment
Is there a specific area where you notice inconsistency showing up most in your business?
Operational Consistency
Question 9 of 9
When you think about the version of your business you are building toward, what would need to be true about how your team operates for you to feel like you had built something genuinely sustainable?
This is the last question. Take a moment with it. Your answer here shapes the most important part of your report.
3 to 5 sentences works well here

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Operational Dependency Report
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Score breakdown by dimension
Staff Independence
Knowledge Documentation
Owner Availability Impact
Onboarding Readiness
Operational Consistency
Weekly interruption impact
Estimated time lost to owner interruptions, per day
Confidence and consistency readings
Team confidence when owner is unavailable
Importance of operational consistency
AI-generated findings
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