Score reality
Rate what is consistently true, not what is intended or occasionally possible.
Free practical diagnostic
The Long Work
System Health
Diagnostic
A practical assessment of the conditions that shape trust, responsibility, capability, and endurance over time.
Eight printable pages · US Letter · PDF
SYSTEM CONDITIONSMap the system as it is today.
LEGACY LEADER PRACTICAL RESOURCEThe Long Work
The Long Work
System Health
Diagnostic
TRUSTCLARITYACCOUNTABILITYDEPENDENCYREPAIRENDURANCE
What it reveals
See the system without grading the people.
The diagnostic identifies conditions around the work. Its value is in the pattern across six dimensions and the conversation that pattern makes possible.
Read the pattern
Notice how weak or strong conditions reinforce one another under pressure.
Choose the work
Turn the assessment into one visible 30-day improvement commitment.
The six conditions
Durable performance has a system beneath it.
- 01
Trust
Can people surface reality without protecting themselves first?
- 02
Clarity
Do people understand the work, the standard, and where authority sits?
- 03
Accountability
Is responsibility carried without blame, rescue, or avoidance?
- 04
Healthy dependency
Does support build capability rather than permanent reliance?
- 05
Repair
Can strain and failure become workable instead of remaining underground?
- 06
Endurance
Can the system sustain performance without consuming its people?
A practical companion to the book
Find the work beneath the work.
The diagnostic translates the central concerns of The Long Work into a structured assessment leaders can complete privately, compare with a colleague, or discuss with a team.
“The long work is not keeping the system dependent on your strength. It is building strength into the system.”