Self-Managing Team Diagnostic

Answer nine questions about how your company runs day to day. Your answers point to the next step that fits: adding capacity to your team, or coaching and consulting on how work and decisions move through your company.

Team and Capacity
Who does the work, and whether there are enough of them.
Processes and Decisions
How work gets done when the answer isn't obvious.
Owner Dependence
What still comes back to you.

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When you step away for a few days, what usually happens?Things move forward without meIt's manageable, but I stay reachableSmall fires startI can't really step away

How does your team handle a situation when there's no clear answer?They figure it out and loop me in afterThey handle it, but inconsistentlyThey come to me firstWork stalls until I'm available

When a team member needs to know how to handle something, where do they go?Documented processes they can pull upA mix — some documented, most aren'tThey ask a more senior team memberThey ask me

Roughly how many properties are you managing right now?Fewer than 5050–149150–399400 or more

How would you describe your current team situation?Strong team, well-staffedGood people, but stretched thinGaps in coverage or capabilityHigh turnover, hard to keep good people

Have you explored using remote team members to fill operational roles?Yes — we already use remote team membersWe've tried it but had mixed resultsOpen to it, haven't tried yetNot interested — local team only

What does a new hire's first 30 days look like at your company?A structured onboarding plan they followSome structure, but mostly on-the-jobShadow someone and figure it outInconsistent — depends on who's training them

Where does most of your time go on a typical week?Strategy, growth, and leadershipA mix — some high-value, a lot of operationalMostly putting out fires and day-to-dayWhatever the loudest problem is that day

How would you honestly describe your role in the business right now?Owner — I set direction and my team executesManager — I lead people but I'm still in the weedsOperator — I'm running the business day to dayFirefighter — I'm just surviving

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Self-Managing Team Diagnostic

Team and Capacity

Processes and Decisions

Owner Dependence

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