Organizational Alignment Checklist

 My organization has a clearly articulated set of strategic goals. 

My organization regularly communicates its strategic goals to all workers.

My organization conducts a process to update its strategic goals several times a year.

My organization’s strategy development process involves a wide range of stakeholders inside and outside the organization.

I can stop any worker in the organization in the hallway, and a high percentage of people will be able to accurately state the organization’s strategic goals.

I can stop any worker in the organization in the hallway, and a high percentage of people will be able to accurately describe their own strategic goals.

 I can stop any worker in the organization in the hallway, and a high percentage of people will be able to accurately describe which of their own strategic goals maps to specific organizational strategic goals. 

 My organization has a clearly articulated set of values. 

I can stop any worker in the organization in the hallway and ask them to describe the top three ways that people are successful in the organization, and a high percentage of people will give a consistent answer.

My organization uses data to determine how well it is achieving its strategic goals.

My organization provides data to workers so they can know the effectiveness of their contributions to achieving the organization’s strategic goals.