Assessment Tools
THE ’10,000 FOOT’ VIEW FOR THE OWNER-MANAGER
Workplace of Choice

The Company Owner-Manager-CEO is the person with the biggest stake in the outcomes of this process.  He or she is asked to take a high level view of the organization using some of the tools below ….

"10,000 FOOT VIEW" QUESTIONNAIRE: Use the "10,000 FOOT VIEW"questionnaire to identify the strategic Human Resource priority focus on..

and to determine how far away the company is from ‘Workplace of Choice’ status.

Click here to see a copy of the questionnaire and to download it if required. The Owner-Manager-CEO assessment process can be carried out alone, with a group of insiders or with assistance from the outside. A companion tool for external assessors is also provided.

Online version: If several persons (including an external assessor), are responding to the "10,000 Foot View" questionnaire, you might prefer to use the online version. Respondents will be able to access the questionnaire through a link that will be provided once you are registered. To preview the online version, follow this link.


LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS: A second tool called “The Rise, Fall and Renewal of Organizations” is used to put the assessment in a framework that traces the development of the organization over time and puts Human Resource issues in a larger strategic context along with product, service, market, technology and other factors. Click here to see the instrument in Adobe format.


Develop a strategy and action plan to close any gaps uncovered by the "10,000 Foot View". Once the diagnosis has been made the next step is to develop a plan to become an employer of choice. Click here to go to the page containing some guidance for that process.