2.4. HOW TO ASSESS

There are many ways to organize and interpret the information you collect on your company's business and organizational needs. The Sample Business Strategy/Need Assessment Matrix (Exhibit 2.3) shows the way one company sized up the links between the organization's strategy and its leadership development processes.

We have included a blank Business Strategy/Need Assessment Worksheet (Exhibit 2.4) to help you organize the information you collect in your key executive interviews, focus-group sessions, organizational surveys, and other data gathering.

A final word: With the tactics, processes, and tools described in this chapter, you can gain some insight into your organization's strategy and the challenges it faces trying to ...

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