Strategic Plan Clarity, Alignment, and Execution Survey

Thanks for taking a few minutes to weigh in on our strategic plan. Your honest perspective helps leadership see where the strategy is landing and where it isn't. Your responses are completely confidential and anonymized. This should take about 6 minutes.

How familiar are you with the organization's current strategic plan?

• I haven't seen or heard about it
• I've heard of it but don't know the details
• I know the general priorities
• I could explain it in detail to someone else

How clearly can you articulate the organization's top strategic priorities for this year?

How much do you agree with each statement about how strategy is planned and run in this organization?

Rank the following strategic priorities in order of importance for the next 12 months. (Template note: replace these placeholders with your organization's actual stated priorities before launching.)

1. (Replace with Priority A, e.g. Expand into new markets)
2. (Replace with Priority B, e.g. Improve operating margin)
3. (Replace with Priority C, e.g. Launch new product line)
4. (Replace with Priority D, e.g. Strengthen customer retention)
5. (Replace with Priority E, e.g. Build internal capabilities)

Allocate 100 points across these strategic pillars based on where you believe the organization should be focusing effort right now. (Template note: replace with your organization's actual strategic pillars.)

• (Replace with Pillar 1, e.g. Growth)
• (Replace with Pillar 2, e.g. Efficiency)
• (Replace with Pillar 3, e.g. Innovation)
• (Replace with Pillar 4, e.g. Talent & Culture)
• (Replace with Pillar 5, e.g. Customer Experience)

How confident are you that the organization will achieve its stated strategic goals this year?

What is the single biggest barrier to executing on strategy today?

• Unclear priorities or conflicting messages
• Not enough time or headcount to do the work
• Budget not aligned with stated priorities
• Competing day-to-day demands crowd it out
• Lack of follow-through or accountability from leadership
• Progress isn't tracked or visible

Probe the reasoning behind the respondent's confidence score and the barrier they selected. If confidence was low, ask for a specific recent example where strategy and daily reality diverged, and what would need to change for their confidence to rise. If confidence was high, ask what evidence convinces them execution is on track. If they picked a barrier related to leadership follow-through or unclear priorities, ask for a concrete instance rather than a general impression.

If you could change one thing about how this organization plans or executes strategy, what would it be?

Which department or function are you part of? (Optional)

• (Replace with Department A)
• (Replace with Department B)
• (Replace with Department C)
• (Replace with Department D)
• Prefer not to say

What is your level in the organization? (Optional)

• Individual contributor
• People manager
• Senior leader / executive
• Prefer not to say

Thank you for your candid input. Responses will be aggregated into a strategy alignment report shared with leadership to sharpen how priorities are communicated, resourced, and tracked going forward.