New Power of Survey Diagnostics

Information analysis is the new "holy grail" in our work. In the implementation phase of your work, it's becomes your key capability, as advisers, to "fix what we can discover is broken" through the prioritization of those actions most correlated to the Vision work. This is the new power of survey diagnostics.

This discover phase traditionally is the core of an advisers work product. Imagine how long we will remain "on the job" if we elect to take actions on the wrong critical success factors-the ones with the lowest ROI. You may have more billable hours, but I doubt the company will hire you back.

Surveys have morphed into diagnostic instruments that can aid consultants in their analysis work. No matter which diagnostic you select, its like using a CAT scan machine as a physician does before proscribing; but now consultants have them. Converts say its the newest frontier that can help their clients blueprint the way to rapidly realign organizations in their quest for value creation.

In your next project, try using one of the diagnostic tool for data collection/analysis to see how these new powers will help your effectiveness and value to your client. try to avoid the off the shelf, low budget data collection/analysis system that provides average results, have funny names and provide little advisory/analysis support.