How dependent is your business on you?
Find the organizational constraint keeping you at the center—and the first capability to build next.
In about eight minutes, identify where your company still relies on you, which organizational capability is weakest, and what should be addressed first.
It takes about 8 minutes
Designed for founder-led service businesses
Receive your independence score and next priority instantly
How dependent is your business on you?
Find the organizational constraint keeping you at the center—and the first capability to build next.
In about eight minutes, identify where your company still relies on you, which organizational capability is weakest, and what should be addressed first.
It takes about 8 minutes
Designed for founder-led service businesses
Receive your independence score and next priority instantly
See what is keeping your company dependent on you
Founder dependence rarely comes from one isolated problem.
It develops when leadership, decision-making, standards, systems, accountability, or performance visibility have not kept pace with the company’s growth.
This diagnostic examines the organizational capabilities that allow a business to carry more responsibility beyond its founder. You will identify where dependence is currently concentrated, recognize an existing strength to build from, and receive a practical priority for what to address next.
Built for founders
Whose growth has outpaced their operating structure.
Michael Brasher, PhD, PCC, is a leadership coach and fractional operations partner who helps founder-led businesses build the clarity, accountability, leadership, and operating systems required to grow beyond the founder.
His work combines organizational rigor with a deep understanding of people—because founder dependence is rarely only a systems problem. Take the diagnostic to identify the capability your business needs to build next.
