Diagnostics & CliftonStrengths®

See your business clearly before you decide what to fix.

Diagnostics show where your business is strong, where it’s strained, and how the problems connect. CliftonStrengths® shows the talent your people bring to the work.

Start free with the OSSA™ · paid diagnostics available

The Problem

It’s hard to fix what you can’t see.

You know something’s wrong, but not exactly what.
Every problem seems connected to three others.
Your people work hard, but not always in their strengths.

When a business makes too little profit, depends too heavily on its owner, and follows you home at night, ownership starts to feel more like a burden than a reward. We call that the Poverty of Ownership.

You shouldn’t have to choose between making money and sleeping at night.

Your Guide

Clarity first. Then action.

We work with owners and leaders who are tired of guessing. Before we recommend any work, we diagnose, because the problem you see is rarely the whole problem, and fixing things in the wrong order wastes time, money and energy.

Our diagnostics use the Seven Pillars framework and the Organizational Stability & Strength Assessment (OSSA™) to identify what’s holding your company back and how those problems are connected. As certified CliftonStrengths® coaches, we add the people side: what each person naturally does best.

89%of prospects identified enough potential value to support the financial case for engagement
94%of our clients achieved or exceeded agreed implementation milestones
96%of our clients reported measurable improvement in identified priority areas
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The OSSA™

The Organizational Stability & Strength Assessment. A self-guided look at your business across all Seven Pillars, with a results report showing where to focus first.

Business Diagnostics

Go deeper, with a guide.

All Seven Pillars

Whole-Business Diagnostic

Our Spokes and Pillars Report: a guided, whole-business diagnostic across all Seven Pillars, showing how your strengths and strains connect.

  • From $3,500
  • Credited toward your engagement if you begin within 60 days.
One pillar

Single-Pillar Diagnostics

A focused deep-dive on the one pillar you’re most concerned about.

  • $1,500 each
  • Choose from the eight diagnostics below.

Mindset

  • Leadership Clarity Diagnostic

Foundations

  • Foundations Stability Diagnostic

Profitability

  • Profitability Diagnostic

Process

  • Process Bottleneck Diagnostic

People

  • Team Health & Role Clarity Diagnostic

People

  • Roles-by-Strength Map

Revenue

  • Revenue Pipeline Diagnostic

Performance

  • Performance & KPI Diagnostic
CliftonStrengths®

Put people where they do their best work.

The right person in the right seat changes everything. CliftonStrengths® shows what each person on your team naturally does best.

Assessment

  • CliftonStrengths® Assessment

Your own access to the Gallup® assessment and results.

$50

One person

  • Individual

Your results, interpreted with a certified CliftonStrengths coach, for self-leadership.

$200

Two people

  • Relational

How two people’s strengths work together, for partners, co-owners or key working pairs.

$400

Your team

  • Organizational

How your team’s strengths combine, and where roles fit the people in them.

From $3,000, based on team size

Want to build a whole leadership culture around strengths? See the Strengths-Powered Leadership Sprint →

The Plan

Three simple steps.

1

Start free

Take the OSSA™ to see where your business stands today.

2

Choose your diagnostic

Together, we pick the diagnostic or CliftonStrengths® option that fits what you need to know.

3

Get clarity

You receive clear findings and a recommended next step, so you know exactly what to fix first.

What’s at Stake

Guessing is expensive.

If nothing changes

  • Money and energy spent on the wrong problems
  • Fixes that create new problems somewhere else
  • People stuck in roles that don’t fit them
  • The business keeps following you home

With a clear diagnosis

  • A clear picture of where the business stands
  • The connections between problems, made visible
  • People matched to the work they do best
  • A confident first step toward Profitability and Peace of Mind
Proof

What owners and leaders say

“Everything now has a reason.”

The Seven Pillars helped us see the whole business clearly. We changed how we lead, prioritize, and measure progress, and our decisions now have a clear purpose and greater outcomes.

Brian S.Business Owner

“The changes are still paying off.”

Once we saw that our challenges were structural, not merely operational, everything changed. Addressing People and Process in the correct sequence created improvements that continue long after engagement. We have moved from survival to thriving!

Sarah L.Independent Pharmacy Owner

“Our team learned to rise together.”

Our team has transformed from a disconnected group into a unified, mission-driven team. We lead with greater confidence, clarity, and shared purpose. We continue to achieve results we never thought were possible! Now, We Rise Together.

Jill M.Healthcare Organizational Leader
Questions

Questions & answers

Is the OSSA™ really free?

Yes. The OSSA™ is free, and you receive a results report showing where your business is strong and where it’s strained.

Which diagnostic should I choose?

If you’re not sure, start with the OSSA™, or talk with us. A Whole-Business Diagnostic is best when problems seem connected. A Single-Pillar Diagnostic is best when you already know where the trouble is.

Does a diagnostic count toward a larger engagement?

The Whole-Business Diagnostic is credited toward your engagement if you begin within 60 days.

What is CliftonStrengths®?

CliftonStrengths® is Gallup’s assessment of a person’s natural talents. We use it to help leaders and teams understand how they work best, individually and together.

What happens after my diagnostic?

You’ll know what to fix first. Many owners continue with a Sprint, a Cohort, or 1:1 Strategic Coaching.

Know exactly where to start.

Every business owner deserves Profitability and Peace of Mind. Your first step is simple.

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