Scaling Strain Self Assessment

How this works

Seventeen quick questions across the five fundamentals that drive agility as a company grows. You'll answer them one at a time — then get a scorecard that shows exactly where your informal ways of working are ready for refinement.

People, Mindset & Culture — does context live in a few heads, or in the company?
Process — does work run on repeatable systems, or on grit?
Technology — are tools shared memory, or scattered tribal knowledge?
Structure & Strategy — how many people must align, and where's the bottleneck?
Customer Value & Contribution — can people see the work, its impact, and the customer — and see themselves as contributors, not overhead?

The principle behind every result: refine, never rebuild. The grit, closeness, and conversation that got you here are the current already working in your company. This assessment shows how to carry that current forward as strengths to build on — whether you're feeling the strain at 15, at 40, or at 150 on the way past 200.

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See your scorecard

Tell us where to send your Scaling Strain results. Your scorecard appears on the next screen.

Full name *

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Business name *

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Email address *

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Roughly how many people work in your company? (optional)

Your total headcount — everyone on the payroll, full- and part-time. We use it to place you on the coordination-load chart in your results.

Your Scaling Strain Scorecard

Where your informal ways of working are ready for refinement — and the strengths to build on.

People, Mindset & Culture

Process

Technology

Structure & Strategy

Customer Value & Contribution

What your score means

How many people have to align?

Strengths to build on

Ready for refinement

Why the strain is real: the coordination math

When alignment depends on people talking, the work of staying aligned grows with the number of relationships — n × (n − 1) ÷ 2 — not the number of people. Add one person and you add a relationship with everyone already there.

People	Connections to keep aligned	What tends to happen

Ready to refine — not rebuild?

Your scorecard shows the current that's already working and where a light refinement carries it forward. Choose how you'd like to continue:

Yes — I'd like to discuss my results with your team. Add me to the list for periodic, helpful tips on scaling without the strain.

What worked at 8 no longer works at 40