<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; color: #0e7cb5;">COVID BUSINESS ASSESSMENT</span></div>

Take the quiz below and get an instant gut check on well you have manage your response to COVID and how ready you are to do business in a post COVID world! It only takes 5 minutes!

For each of the following questions, select the statement that is closer to your current reality and rings right.

Take the quiz below and get an instant gut check on well you have manage your response to COVID and how ready you are to do business in a post COVID world! It only takes 5 minutes!

For each of the following questions, select the statement that is closer to your current reality and rings right.

YOUR MINDSET

How would you rate your overall mental health?

I am feeling calm, in control and at peace, moving forward in a postitive way.

I jump from feeling calm and in control to having moments of anxiety and mood swings.

I am feeling a lot of anxiety, despair and experience mood swings on a regular basis keeping me in a negative mindset.

Are you sleeping well?

I am. I get at least 8 hours of quality sleep every night.

I am trying. There are days where I sleep good and days when my sleep is restless and I wake up feeling tired.

I am not. Most nights, I toss and turn and it takes me forever to fall asleep.

Are you working out and keeping your body active?

I am. I make sure to take the time to move on a daily basis.

I am trying. I try to make sure I move every day but I often find myself de-prioritizing it.

I am not. I simply don't have the time right now to even think about exercise.

Are you taking time away from work and responsibilities for restoration (ie - meditation, walks by yourself, time to be alone and think / process all that is going on?)

I am. I totally understand that in challenging times, taking time to disconnect and reset is crucial.

I am trying. I try to make time for it but I could use more time to disconect, reset and come back refreshed.

I am not. There is simply no time to think about anything else right now.

Are you filtering what information is entering your mind?

I am. I am constantly aware of the information being presented to me and I make sure I focus the information that will serve me right.

I am trying. There is a LOT of information coming to me right now and it is hard at time to filter it out.

I am not. I am overloaded with information right and I just don't know how to process and digest all of it.

YOUR CUSTOMERS

Have you been in regular communication with your customers since Covid started?

We have. I understand that being in regular conversation with my customer right now is more important than ever.

Half-half. I have communicated with my customers but not as much as I would have liked to.

No. I have been so busy trying to survive and figure out what to do that I haven't had the time to communicate with my customers.

Have you sent honest, transparent updates to your customers about your business and how you can serve them?

We have. We have done a good job of keeping our customers informed in an honest and transparent way.

Half-half. We have communicated with our customers but our message at times may have been confusing and disjointed while we were trying to figure things out.

No. We haven't communicated with our customers because we had no ideal what to tell them.

Have you adjusted your messaging to meet the realities of your customers and how Covid has impacted them?

We have. Our messaging has been focused on how we can support our customer during COVID.

Half-half. We have mentioned COVID but we still continued using our standard messaging.

We haven't. Our messaging hasn't changed since COVID started.

Have you asked your customers how they are doing and how you can best serve them in this time?

We have. We understand how important it is to fully undertand our customer current needs and reality.

Half-half. We somewhat have an idea but it is not based on concrete feedback and information provided by our customers.

We haven't. We have no idea what our customers current needs and reality is as we are busy deeling with our own.

Have you created a service or product that is unique to this moment and shows them that you “get” what they are going through?

We have. It was fairly easy for us to pivot/adjust our product/service around COVID needs.

Half-half. We have identified some possible ways to pivot/adjust our product/service but have yet to implement anything yet.

We haven't. We haven't found any ways to pivot/adjust our product/services to COVID.

YOUR FINANCES

Do you know exactly what your revenue, costs and profit margins were pre Covid and during these past 4 Covid months?

Yes. We are always on top of our financials and always have a clear picture to work from.

Somewhat. We are clear in certain areas but unclear in others. We need to take the time to get a clearer picture around our current reality.

No. Our finances are a mess and we haven't had time to look at any of it yet.

Do you have a 6 month plan looking forward with a best and worst case financial scenario?

Yes. We have a 6-month plan in place and we have started working towards achieving our ideal scenario.

Somewhat. We have started building a 6-month plan but have yet to work towards achieving our ideal scenario and find ourselves reacting more than building.

No. I don't have a 6-month plan. I am in reaction mode right now.

Do you have a financial goal that is keeping you focused on what you can do in the midst of this crisis?

Yes. We have a very clear financial goal and are currently focusing all of our efforts on reaching it.

Somewhat. We do have a financial goal in place but we still find ourselves working on things that are not directly relating to reaching it.

No. My financial goal is short-sighted because I am trying to stay in business.

Do you have any new revenue streams that you are selling that will allow you to meet the new needs of your customers and continue to generate revenue?

We do. We have added new revenue streams that are tailored around our COVID response and will allow us to continue generating revenue.

Somewhat. We've identified a couple of new revenue streams that could work but have to activate them.

No. We cannot identify any new revenue streams that would allow us to continue generating revenue at this time.

Are you staying in “innovation” mode by asking how you can do what you do better in a post Covid world?

Yes. We are innovating and are in a good position to continue post COVID.

Somewhat. We have identified ways to innovate but don't yet fully understand how to implement the changes.

No. We haven't had the time to think about innovating yet.

YOUR TEAM

Have you had a transparent conversation with your team about what is happening in your business and where you are at?

Yes. Everyone on our team knows the impact COVID has had on our business and get regular updates around our current reality.

Somewhat. I have had general conversations about the impact of COVID on the business but they don't have full transparency around our current reality.

No. There has been mentioned about it here and there but no transparency around the impact of COVID on the business and our current reality.

Have you done any activities to help your team stay calm and connected through this crisis?

Yes. We have implemented many different strategies to ensure our team stays connected and feels supported.

Somewhat. We have had moments of where are team felt supported and connected but other moment when they didn't.

No. We haven't implement any new strategies to ensure the team feels connected and supported.

Are you investing time and energy to ensure your team is set up to work “digital” first?

Yes. We have had success in implement moving our teams to working in a digital way.

Somewhat. Our team is working in a digital ways but the productivity was affected and we are not fully operational

No. We are still trying to figure out how to adapt to a digital way of doing things.

Have you reviewed your org design to build a clear plan for the positions and skills you will need to be relevant in a post-Covid working environment?

Yes. We fully understand the positions and skills needed and we have started our recruitment efforts.

Somewhat. We have a general idea of the positions and skills we will need but don't have a plan yet.

No. We don't know what new positions and skills we will need at the moment.

Are you holding regular meetings and conversations with your team to ensure that you all stay aligned in the midst of uncertainty?

Yes. We meet regularly and have implement structures, agendas, etc to ensure we are aligned on priorities.

Somewhat. We are meeting but the outcomes of those meetings are not always productive and sometimes end up being more confusing than helpful.

No. We are not meeting enough and everyone is working in a disjointed way.

OPERATING POST COVID

Are you now able to sell whatever you sell online?

Yes. We were already selling online before COVID or / We are now able to accept online purchases of our product/services.

Somewhat. We are planing on it but are yet able to accept online purchases.

No. We cannot seel our products/services at the moment.

Are you now able to deliver whatever you deliver in a digital first way?

Yes. We have adjusted our operations so that we are compliant with social-distancing recommendations.

Somewhat. We can deliver certain products/services online but not all.

No. We still need to be in direct contact with our customers in order to deliver our product/services.

Is your supply chain strong and diversified so that you can stay resilient whatever crisis could come next?

Yes. Our supply chain is strong and have identified/build new relationship to close the gaps.

Somewhat. Our supply chain currently works but we don't have alternative options if something goes wrong.

No. Our supply chain was affected and we have yet to identify any alternative options.

Have you set up infrastructure for your team to operate well in a remote first way?

Yes. We have the right infrastructure in place and are fully setup to operate in a remote way.

Somewhat. We are set up to operate in a remote way but we lack the infrastructure to do it efficiently.

No. We don't have the infrastructure in place to work in a remote way at the moment.

Are you set up with a strong team so that you can be as strategic as possible as CEO and invest the time needed to lead the company well - not be in constant “doer” mode?

Yes. I have a strong team that I can trust, delegate to so I can stay focus on leading the company.

Somewhat. I have some great employees and some not-so-good ones. I also need to fill in a couple of gaps to make sure I can focus on leading the company.

No. I have lost many of my team members because of COVID and I don't have a lot of support at the moment.

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