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FOUNDER DEPENDENCY & WORKFLOW DIAGNOSTIC

Find out where one important workflow
still depends on you.

A focused, paid review of one real workflow in your business. It shows where decisions, ownership, information or handovers are relying too heavily on you and what to change first.

One workflow · 7–10 working days · From R7,500 for selected pilot clients

See the dependency.
Name the friction.
Choose what changes first.

01
WHO IT IS FOR

When the same work keeps returning to the founder.

The Diagnostic is useful when a capable team is doing the work, but a particular workflow still slows down, loses context or waits for founder involvement.

Common starting points include client onboarding, delivery handovers, approvals, client communication, follow-up and the flow of work between roles or tools.

WHAT YOU ARE FEELING

The work keeps returning to you

  • Handovers lose context
  • Approvals wait for the founder
  • Client follow-up relies on memory
  • Work disappears between roles or tools

WHAT WE LOOK FOR

A workflow the team can see and run

  • Clear ownership
  • Visible decision points
  • Useful handover information
  • A practical next step for the next 30 days

WHAT WE EXAMINE

The real flow, not the process you wish you had.

Trigger and outcome
Where the workflow starts and what good completion looks like.

Ownership
Who is responsible at each point and where responsibility becomes unclear.

Decisions
What returns to the founder and what could move without them.

Handovers
How work changes hands and what context is lost or repeated.

Information and tools
Where important knowledge lives and whether the team can find it.

Visibility
How people know what is on track, stuck or waiting.

01

Workflow map

A clear view of how the selected work moves today.

02

Dependency points

Where ownership, decisions, information or handovers create pressure.

03

30-day action plan

Prioritised, practical changes the team can begin using.

A useful plan.
Not a report that sits unused.

WHAT YOU RECEIVE

A clear picture and a practical way forward.

The work is designed to help you decide what to change first.

01
A clear view of the current workflow

02
The main founder-dependency and friction points

03
Practical recommendations suited to the business

04
A prioritised 30-day action plan and Roadmap Review

Focused by design.

What is included

One agreed workflow, the people and tools involved in that flow, the diagnostic findings, practical recommendations and a Roadmap Review.

What it is not

It is not a full-company audit, a broad transformation programme or a commitment to further work. Founder Dependency & Workflow Diagnostic packages currently start at R7,500 for selected pilot clients. The fixed fee is confirmed after the Clarity Call, once the workflow and scope are clear.

AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC

Use the plan yourself or ask for focused help.

The Roadmap Review closes the Diagnostic. If implementation support would be useful, an optional Focused Workflow Sprint can help put the agreed improvements into practice, followed later by an optional Tune-Up.

Book a 30-minute Clarity Call
Collaboration and process support for founder-led teams

Clear priorities.
Practical next steps.