A practical organisational health scan for growing organisations

Who is this for?

Founders and CEOs of growing organisations
Executive teams navigating transition points
Boards seeking clearer oversight conversations

What this is?

This is a short, stage-aware organisational effectiveness check.

It is not a test.

It is not a benchmark.

It is not a maturity score.

It is a practical scan designed to help leaders notice where growth is starting to strain leadership, systems, culture, or governance.

What it covers

Leadership and decision-making
Purpose and direction
How you know what is working
People and ways of working
Money and basic controls
How work gets done
External relationships
Governance and support

Each section includes early warning signals to help you interpret what you are seeing.

How to use it

Skim it in 15 minutes
Look for patterns, not gaps
Focus on the two or three areas that feel most fragile

Many organisations stall not because they lack ambition, but because they try to fix everything at once.

Essays