The Strategic Avoidance Diagnostic
What is your organization refusing to see, hear, say, or do?
Strategies rarely fail because the analysis was wrong. They fail because organizations quietly refuse to see, hear, say, or do what the strategy actually requires. The ancient symbol of the three wise monkeys named exactly this kind of self-imposed blindness — and we have added a fourth: the unwillingness to act on what is already known.
This 12-question diagnostic identifies which form of avoidance is most acute in your organization right now and points to where to start addressing it. The result is a 30-minute call with Mark Haas to discuss what your scores actually mean — a clinical conversation, not a sales pitch.
See No Evil
Strategy Blindness — clarity, focus, and the discipline to stop
Hear No Evil
Market Deafness — adaptation and disruption readiness
Speak No Evil
Organizational Silence — the safety to challenge leadership
Do No Evil
Execution Paralysis — operating alignment and coordinated action
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The Strategic Avoidance Diagnostic
Rate how often each statement is true of your organization today. Be direct. There are no correct answers.
See No Evil
Strategy Blindness — clarity, focus, and the discipline to stop
1. We can clearly explain the few strategic choices that matter most.
2. We stop initiatives that no longer support our strategy, even when they are working.
3. Our strategy is built on assumptions we have made explicit, not on optimism.
Hear No Evil
Market Deafness — adaptation and disruption readiness
4. We adjust our strategy quickly when market conditions change.
5. We actively seek out feedback we would rather not hear — from customers, employees, and partners.
6. We know which external shifts could seriously disrupt our business model.
Speak No Evil
Organizational Silence — the safety to challenge leadership
7. People throughout our organization can challenge leadership's assumptions without fear.
8. Our leadership team addresses strategic disagreements directly, not through back channels.
9. Hard truths reach decision-makers without being softened along the way.
Do No Evil
Execution Paralysis — operating alignment and coordinated action
10. Our incentives, budgets, and priorities consistently reinforce our strategy.
11. We reliably turn strategic decisions into coordinated action across the organization.
12. When two priorities conflict, we make the trade-off decisively rather than try to do both.
Your Strategic Avoidance Profile
Your results raise the right questions.
A 30-minute Clinical Review will tell you exactly which of the four behaviors is costing you the most and what to address first. No sales pitch. A direct conversation about what your scores mean.
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