Cross-Functional Effectiveness Assessment

Is your middle management team operating vertically or horizontally?

This 10-question assessment looks at how effectively your middle managers work across functions, coordinate with peers, and take shared ownership for organizational priorities.

Takes about 3 minutes. You'll get your score and personalized next steps immediately.

First Name *

Last Name *

Email *

Phone *

On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being high and 1 being low, respond to the following questions to determine your level of personal accountability.

1 = Not at all 5 = Somewhat 10 = Consistently and completely

1. To what degree do middle managers proactively coordinate their projects and actions with other department managers? *

Low 1

High 10

2. To what degree do middle managers surface potential obstacles in management team meetings to allow the entire team to help problem solve prior to a breakdown? *

Low 1

High 10

3. To what degree does a middle manager get assigned a project and immediately include other middle managers in the project planning process to ensure cross-functional coordination is optimized? *

Low 1

High 10

4. To what degree do middle managers voluntarily share resources with other middle managers? *

Low 1

High 10

5. To what degree do middle managers openly surface and help solve problems that exist in other departments led by other middle managers? *

Low 1

High 10

6. To what degree do middle managers support their direct reports in communicating with their peers in other departments for sharing information, problem solving and coordinating without needing to get middle manager approval? *

Low 1

High 10

7. To what degree do middle managers take initiative to discuss cross functional breakdowns directly with other middle managers involved in the breakdown? *

Low 1

High 10

8. To what degree does the collective group of middle managers speak with “one unified voice” when communicating with others? *

Low 1

High 10

9. To what degree does middle management as a team identify their own priority projects for improving operational excellence or organizational culture? *

Low 1

High 10

10. To what degree do middle managers access each other to utilize each middle manager’s unique strengths? *

Low 1

High 10

What is your industry? *

Aerospace-Defense

Education

Energy-Environment

Financial-Insurance

Food-Beverage

Government-Nonprofit

Healthcare

High Tech

Manufacturing

Media-Entertainment

Pharmaceuticals-Biotech

Retail

Services

Telecommunications

Transportation

Wholesale-Distribution

What is your role? *

Executive

Manager

Supervisor

Project Leader

Individual Contributor

Please enter your age *

18 - 30

31 - 40

41 - 50

51 - 60

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