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ThexQ(ExecutionQuotient)Questionnaire
Thismaterialwaspulishedin StevenCovey'sbook The8thHabit , FreePress,NewYork,2004
Thepollmeaurestheabilityofanorganizationtofocusandexecutetheirhighestpriorities
ThexQ(ExecutionQuotient)QuestionnairewascreatedbyHarrisInteractive,theoriginatorsoftheHarrisPoll,queried23,000
USresidents.Thepollcoveredabroadspectrumofindustriesandfunctionalareas.
SummaryofsomeofthexQResults(page2ofthe8thHabitbyCovey)
Only37%hadaclearunderstandingofwhattheirorganizationistryingtoachieveandwhy.
Only20%wereenthusiasticabouttheirteam'sandorganizationsgoals.
Only20%saidtheyhadaclear"lineofsight"betweentasksandtheirteam'sandorganization'sgoals
Abouthalfweresatisfiedwiththeworktheyhaveaccomplishedattheendoftheweek.
Only15%feltthattheyworkedinahightrustenvironment.
Only17%felttheirorganizationfostersopencommunicationthatisrespectfulofdifferingopinionsandthatresultinnewand
betterideas.
Only10%feltthattheirorganizationholdpeopleaccountableforresults.
Only20%fullytrustedtheorganizationtheyworkedfor.
Only13%havehightrust,highlycooperativeworkingrelationshipswithothergroupsordepartments.
MoreCompleteDatafromAppendix6in"The8thHabit"byStephenR.CoveyTable14
ExecutionIssue
%whoagree
ORGANIZATIONALLINEOFSIGHT: Areallworkersfocusedonorganizationalgoals?
22%
TEAMGOALSQUALITY: Doworkteamshaveclear,measurablegoals?
9%
TEAMPLANNING: Doworkteamsplantogetherhowtoachievetheirgoals?
16%
TEAMCOMMUNICATION: Doworkteamshavemutualunderstandingandcreativedialogue?
17%
TEAMTRUST: Doworkteamsfunctioninasafe"winwin"workenvironment?
15%
TEAMEMPOWERMENT: Doteamshaveadequateresourcesandfreedomtodothejob?
15%
TEAMACCOUNTABILITY: Doteammembersholdeachotheraccountablefortheircommitments?
10%
TEAMMEASURESQUALITY: Aresuccessmeasurestrackedaccuratelyandopenly?
10%
INDIVIDUALWORKGOALS: Dopeoplehaveclear,measurable,deadlinedrivenworkgoals?
10%
INDIVIDUALENGAGEMENT: Areworkersmotivated?Dotheyfeelvalued?
22%
INDIVIDUALPLANNING: Dopeoplesystematicallyscheduletheirpriorities?
8%
INDIVIDUALINITIATIVE: Dopeopletakeindividualinitiativeandresponsibilityforresults?
13%
ORGANIZATIONALDIRECTION: Areorganizationalstrategyandgoalspreciselyunderstoodbyeveryone?
23%
ORGANIZATIONALCOLLABORATION: Doteamsworksmoothlyacrossfunction?
13%
ORGANIZATIONALTRUSTWORTHINESS: Doestheorganizationhonoritsownvaluesandcommitments?
20%
ORGANIZATIONALPERFORMANCEIMPROVEMENT: Isthereaconsistent,systematicapproach?
13%
INDIVIDUALCOMMITMENT: Arepeoplecommittedtotheorganization'sdirection?
39%
ORGANIZATIONALSUPPORT: Doesuppermanagementactivelysupportthegoalsofworkteams?
45%
TEAMFOCUS: Ismyworkgrouptotallyanddiligentlyfocusedonitstopgoals?
14%
INDIVIDUALTIMEALLOCATION: Howmuchtimedoourpeopleactuallyspendonkeygoals?
60%
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