Executive Team Performance Pulse Survey

Each of the five domains assessed below includes a small set of statements about how the senior leadership team operates together. Please respond based on your experience over the past 30–90 days.

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Scale: 1 Strongly disagree · 4 Neutral · 7 Strongly agree

ALIGN

Shared direction, priorities, and meaning.

A1. Our senior team is aligned on the most important priorities right now.

A2. We interpret success in the same way, including what matters most and what can wait.

A3. Our messages to the organization are consistent and reinforce the same direction.

DECIDE

High-quality, timely decisions with clear ownership.

D1. Decisions are made at the right level and at the right time.

D2. Decision rights and ownership are clear, including who owns next steps.

D3. We avoid re-litigating decisions unless new information requires a change.

ENGAGE

Trust, candor, and productive challenge.

E1. People raise tough issues directly and early, rather than later or outside the room.

E2. Disagreement is handled constructively and improves decision quality.

E3. We demonstrate one-team behavior rather than protecting function, role, or turf.

EXECUTE

Ownership, accountability, and follow-through.

X1. We consistently convert priorities into clear owners, timelines, and next steps.

X2. We hold each other accountable directly when commitments slip.

X3. We address execution barriers quickly rather than allowing drift.

SUSTAIN

Capacity, learning, and durability over time.

S1. We protect strategic time and avoid letting urgent issues consume all leadership capacity.

S2. We reflect, learn, and adjust our approach rather than repeating the same patterns.

S3. Our pace supports sound judgment and consistent leadership behavior under pressure.

About the Executive Team Performance Pulse

This pulse captures individual perspectives and reports results only at the team level. The goal is to surface patterns in how the senior leadership team is operating together, not to evaluate individuals. Aggregated results highlight strengths, potential risks, and focus areas across alignment, decision-making, engagement, execution, and sustainment. The data is used to support productive leadership discussion, clearer priorities, and informed action that strengthens both results and organizational health.

Thank you for completing the Executive Team Performance Pulse. Your input will be combined with other responses from your leadership team and used only at the team level. The results will help highlight strengths, surface potential risks, and focus leadership attention on what most supports effective execution and organizational health.

If you have questions about how the results will be used, please contact your executive sponsor. You may also contact us at info@burnsleadership.com.

This pulse focuses on the leadership behaviors that research shows matter most at the senior level. Follow this link to learn more about the model and research that informed the design of this survey.

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