Instructions:
Rate each statement based on how true it is in your business today. Answer honestly, not based on how you want things to be.

Scale:
1 = Strongly Disagree
2 = Disagree
3 = Slightly Disagree
4 = Slightly Agree
5 = Agree
6 = Strongly Agree

Decision Dependence

1. Important decisions stall when I am unavailable.
2. My team waits for my approval before moving forward on important issues.
3. I am involved in more decisions than I should be.
4. If I stopped answering questions for a week, the business would suffer.
5. People in my business are clear about which decisions they can make without me.

Relationship Dependence

1. Some key customers or partners are connected more to me personally than to the business itself.
2. Sales would be at risk if I stepped away from some major relationships.
3. Important employees rely on direct access to me to do their work.
4. I am still the main glue holding together several critical relationships in the business.
5. My business’s relationships are strong enough that they do not depend heavily on me personally.

Operational Dependence

1. Day-to-day operations depend too much on my involvement.
2. There are recurring problems that only I know how to solve.
3. When something important breaks, I am usually the one who steps in.
4. The business runs well for long stretches without my direct involvement.
5. Work quality or speed drops when I pull back.

Information Dependence

1. I carry important knowledge in my head that is not written down anywhere else.
2. My team depends on me for context they should be able to get elsewhere.
3. If I were unexpectedly gone for 30 days, people would struggle to keep things moving.
4. Important processes are documented clearly enough that others can follow them without me.
5. Too many people come to me because needed information is not easy to find.

Identity and Authority Dependence

1. I need to stay close to everything for the business to succeed.
2. I have a hard time trusting others with important decisions.
3. Even with clear roles, people still look to me first.
4. My leadership team can hold standards, solve problems, and get results without my constant presence.
5. The business still depends too much on what I can personally handle.