A strategic direction change travels from leadership into what people are actually working on within a defined and acceptable time window.
A score of 10 on Responsiveness means this dimension is fully resolved and no longer a constraint on the phases that follow. Here is what that requires in practice.
The Autonomy Diagnostic scores Responsiveness on a 0 to 10 scale. Each point on the scale reflects a specific observable state in your organization.
Direction changes from leadership take weeks or months to reach what people are working on, if they land at all.
Direction changes require a full management cascade and often lose fidelity before reaching execution.
Direction changes reach most of the organization within a few weeks but some teams lag well past the change.
Direction changes reach most teams within a week or two but require manual follow-up to confirm propagation.
Direction changes mostly reach the organization within a week but without a reliable propagation mechanism.
Direction changes reach most of the organization within a few days but some functions lag consistently.
Direction changes are reflected in assigned work across most of the organization within days.
Direction changes propagate without a cascade of manual updates and reach execution within a day or two.
Direction changes reach most of the organization in assigned work within hours.
Direction changes travel from leadership into assigned work within 24 hours without requiring manual cascades.
The Autonomy Diagnostic scores every dimension of the Ragsdale Framework and tells you exactly where to focus first.
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