Execution Dependency Diagnostic

Get Your Execution Dependency Score

This short diagnostic helps you understand how much your agency's execution still depends on you or senior leaders, and how that impacts your ability to focus on growth.

Takes under two minutes Private by default No sales pitch

Why This Diagnostic Exists

As agencies grow, execution often scales faster than structure. Founders and senior leaders stay involved in delivery to maintain quality, unblock teams, or prevent issues. Over time, this creates execution dependency. Growth becomes heavier, risk increases, and leadership time gets pulled back into the weeds.

This diagnostic helps quantify that dependency so you can see it clearly before deciding what to do next.

Instructions

Answer based on how your agency has operated over the last 30 days. There are no right or wrong answers. The goal is clarity.

1. When delivery issues come up, who usually fixes them?

A. Execution team handles it end to end B. Team escalates to a senior manager C. I step in to unblock or fix it D. Most issues depend on me directly

2. If you were unavailable for two weeks, how confident are you delivery would run smoothly?

A. Very confident B. Mostly confident C. Some things would slip D. Delivery would likely break

3. How often do you personally review or approve execution work?

A. Almost never B. Occasionally for key clients C. Regularly D. Daily or near daily

4. In a typical week, how much of your time goes to execution or delivery oversight?

A. Less than 10 percent B. 10–25 percent C. 25–50 percent D. More than 50 percent

5. In a typical week, how much of your time goes to growth activities like sales, partnerships, or strategy?

A. More than 50 percent B. 25–50 percent C. 10–25 percent D. Less than 10 percent

6. Do you have a dedicated execution team that supports new business pitches without pulling leadership into delivery planning?

A. Yes, fully dedicated B. Partially, but leadership still helps C. Ad hoc, depends on availability D. No, I handle most of it

7. When your agency takes on more clients, what usually happens first?

A. Execution scales predictably B. Processes strain but hold C. Senior team workload spikes D. I get pulled back into execution

8. How dependent is execution quality on specific individuals?

A. Minimal dependency B. Some key people matter C. A few people are critical D. If one person drops, things stall

9. How well can your agency handle sudden spikes or drops in workload without leadership stepping in?

A. Very well B. Mostly well C. With difficulty D. Poorly

10. How often does execution interrupt your growth-focused work?

A. Rarely B. A few times a month C. Weekly D. Daily