Take the check

Eight questions, then your read.

Four about the strategy you intend, four about what your system actually does. Nothing to look up and nothing to prepare.

Free · about 7 minutes · no email required to see your result, only to keep or send a copy

Landed here first? Read why the gap forms before you start.

What it measures

Two questions each, on four dimensions.


One about what your strategy implies, one about what your operating system actually rewards. The read is the gap between them.

Time horizon

If your strategy is built on long-term relationships but your comp pays out on this period's revenue, which one is your team actually optimizing for?

Deal architecture

If you sell tailored solutions but every recent win looks the same, are you really selling solutions, or selling a product you describe as one?

Seller autonomy

If greatness means disciplined execution but the hiring bar rewards people who build their own play, whose version of the job is actually being run?

Measurement cadence

If winning means strategic position but your weekly rhythm watches activity, what are your managers training the team to value?

Common questions

Before you start.


What is the Sales Strategy Alignment Check?

A free, 7-minute diagnostic for sales leaders. Eight questions across four paired dimensions, time horizon, deal architecture, seller autonomy and measurement cadence, compare what your strategy implies against what your operating system actually rewards. It's grounded in Frank Cespedes's research in Aligning Strategy and Sales.

How is this different from sales training?

This isn't training and it doesn't teach a skill. It shows you where your stated strategy and your actual operating system, comp, pipeline reviews, hiring and cadence, are pulling in different directions, so you know what to fix before you invest in training or a new plan.

What do the results show?

An overall read of Aligned, Drifting or Competing, plus a breakdown across all four dimensions. Each shows the gap between where your strategy points and where your system actually points.

Who is this for?

Sales leaders, CEOs and CROs, especially at mid-market logistics, supply chain and distribution companies going through a growth transition, who suspect their results aren't matching their strategy and want to see exactly where the two are pulling apart.

What happens after I complete it?

You see your results immediately, with no email required. If you want to act on what you find, a 30-minute Growth Review is a working session on the specific gap, not a sales pitch.

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Where should we send your full read?


Your results appear on the next screen either way. Add your details and we'll send you a copy to keep, plus a version you can forward to whoever else needs to see the gap.

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Your alignment read

What your strategy implies What your system reveals

The why is the conversation.

This check shows you where your strategy and system pull apart, not why or what to do about it.

Free · 30 minutes · no prep · no pitch

Grounded in Frank Cespedes, Aligning Strategy and Sales (Harvard Business Review Press).