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To get started please read the instructions in the right column. 1) I am achieving my financial goals.+M–2) I have very good success at finding and hiring capable employees.+M–3) Little competition exists in my area.+M–4) I give my collection staff a rating of 8 out of 10 or better.+M–5) In terms of what we deliver to our customers, we are technically the best.+M–6) I have a regular check on the quality of our service.+M–7) We use surveys when trying to generate new business.+M–8) I often feel guilty about not spending more time with my family.+M–9) Business owners should give unexpected bonuses to keep employees on their toes, instead of having a routine system of bonuses.+M–10) I believe that people can be helped.+M–11) There has been a downtrend in our profitability over the past 12 months.+M–12) Employees often don’t understand how their jobs affect others in the company.+M–13) The on-going needs of our customers are well defined, and are used for re-activating past customers.+M–14) Customers often complain about errors in their accounts.+M–15) What we deliver to our customers is normally on time and better than they expected.+M–16) I use customers’ complaints as a means to improve the business.+M–17) We keep a record of new customers and know how effective our advertising/promotion is.+M–18) There are influences outside my business that demand my attention right now.+M–19) It is only natural for labor and management to be mistrustful of each other.+M–20) There is something missing in my life.+M–21) We have cash flow problems that need to be resolved.+M–22) Newly hired employees in my business are quickly trained and soon functioning well at their jobs.+M–23) Our promotional materials effective produce repeat business.+M–24) I am kept waiting for up-to-date figures on Accounts Receivable.+M–25) If I had better equipment, I could produce results for my customers.+M–26) My staff know they’re good; I don’t need to praise them.+M–27) We have effective and proven programs for generating new customers.+M–28) There’s quite a bit of stress in my life.+M–29) Trying to define and measure the results produced by each employee would be a waste of time.+M–30) There are other things that I think I should be doing with my business.+M–31) My business has been involved in litigation as a defendant within the last two years.+M–32) I often find myself solving problems that others (managers or employees) should handle.+M–33) We do not have a regular communication going out to our existing customers.+M–34) My business has an excellent credit rating.+M–35) My customers frequently complain about waiting.+M–36) My business has no call for “correction programs.”+M–37) Our business is getting positive exposure from newspaper articles, free publicity, etc.+M–38) I’m concerned about my health at times.+M–39) Teamwork inhibits creativity.+M–40) There are some problems in my business for which I have no solutions.+M–41) The amount of debt that my business is carrying is a problem or a potential problem.+M–42) I could get more work done each day if I had fewer interruptions.+M–43) We do special promotions regularly which are available only to our existing customers.+M–44) Payroll is always done on time.+M–45) I haven’t yet trained anyone to manage and care for the production area as well as I do it myself.+M–46) We keep and use the staff suggestion box (or a similar system).+M–47) I have at least one employee whose sole job is to develop new business.+M–48) There are too many accidents/mistakes in my life.+M–49) A good policy in a business would be to cut every corner possible in order to increase profit margins.+M–50) I intend to find a way to be more effective.+M–51) The long-term profitability of my business is on an up trend.+M–52) Communication within my company flows smoothly and quickly to the right person with no misunderstandings.+M–53) Our average service delivered per customer is increasing.+M–54) Tax payments are usually on the late side.+M–55) Quality of service tends to collapse when I am away from the area for any extended period of time.+M–56) Our staff training system is an on-going affair.+M–57) We don’t expect much return from our promotional campaigns.+M–58) I have one or more physical problems.+M–59) Most people don’t want to work, and do so only because of economic necessity.+M–60) I’m looking for help to improve conditions.+M–61) My gross has increased over the last two years.+M–62) I have a reward system for employees who do more than their share.+M–63) We are losing business because of inadequate follow-up of existing customers.+M–64) I can lay my hands on all financial statements at short notice.+M–65) My staff takes pride in pleasing the customer.+M–66) I have several people in training at this time to take over positions senior to those they now hold.+M–67) Generating new customers is not an essential part of our marketing.+M–68) Others have influenced me in making decisions that I have later regretted.+M–69) Expansion isn’t always desirable.+M–70) There is something that I need to change or things will worsen.+M–71) There is an external factor which is a threat to the viability of my business.+M–72) I sometimes wonder how productive my employees really are.+M–73) We have a complete database of past and present customers.+M–74) I would like to receive the financial reports more quickly.+M–75) I sometimes cringe and want to hide when my employees are speaking to customers.+M–76) We get along very nicely without any staff training.+M–77) Public relations is an essential part of our marketing.+M–78) I sometimes experience periods of worry and depression.+M–79) Most problems between people can be resolved with communication.+M–80) Most things that claim to help people actually do more harm than good.+M–81) My business is dependent on additional external funding for continued survival.+M–82) I keep graphs of all the key statistics of my business.+M–83) We have a very loyal and expanding customer base.+M–84) The fixed assets inventory is complete and up-to-date.+M–85) There is excellent coordination of finance, supplies, personnel, logistics, etc. in my business.+M–86) We apply the principle of quality control to our entire organization.+M–87) I keep separate records of new customers and repeat customers.+M–88) The rewards of operating my business far outweigh the difficulties.+M–89) A good leader would not hesitate to sacrifice an individual for the good of the group.+M–90) There isn’t anything someone else could tell me that would help me run my business better.+M–91) My business’s cash position is better than it was a year ago.+M–92) Overall, morale in my business is very high.+M–93) 50% or more of our gross comes from a very small percentage of our customers.+M–94) I know where the money’s going before it gets spent.+M–95) If we did a survey of our customers, at least 90% of them would say they are satisfied with what we delivered.+M–96) I have a statistic which measures the effectiveness of our quality control.+M–97) We get new customers from referrals from existing customers.+M–98) Someone or something else is responsible for the condition my business is in.+M–99) A good executive would rather earn money than borrow it.+M–100) I continually look for ways to improve myself and my business.+M–Time is Up!