Take the Challenge of this Energy Sapping Symptom* Survey

Each organization (or team/department/group within that organization) has a certain amount of energy and resources available to it, based on a variety of internal and external factors. Assume that 100% is the total currently available energy and resources, including such factors as all organizational members being energized and deeply committed. Answer each of the following questions with the first number that comes to your mind. 

Approximately what percent of that energy is currently wasted due to inefficiencies from such things as:

• time and energy spent in unfocused, inefficient, conflictual, or otherwise unproductive or ineffective meetings
• inefficient processes & procedures
• lack of clarity in communication
• difficulty in making decisions (e.g. not having clear criteria for decision making)
• lack of clarity in roles or goals
• lack of clear agreements (both within groups and cross functionally) about how to best get the work done

Approximately what percent of that energy is currently being spent in:

• power struggles
• unhealthy conflict or avoidance of conflict
• excessive competition
• jockeying for power and position
• withholding communication
• excessive need for acknowledgment
• job related anxieties
• complaining
• blaming
• unnecessary worry
• people needing to be “right”
• people needing to be special
• scapegoating
• employees who have a victim stance to life

Approximately what percent is currently being spent in other nonproductive ways?

___________ %

Approximately what percent does that leave for the energy which is powerfully focused towards achieving the goals of your organization? ____________%

Given your awareness of your budget, what might be the cost benefit to the organization for each 5% increment in that figure? $_______________

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* "Energy Sapping Symptom" copyright 1999, all rights reserved
"Organizational Energy Audit" copyright 1999, all rights reserved