Strategic Integrity Alignment Audit (SIAA) Kit

How to Use This Kit

This audit is best conducted as a facilitated leadership team workshop.

1.     Individual Preparation (30 mins): Have each member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) complete the questionnaire individually before the meeting. This ensures honest, unfiltered initial responses.

2.     Facilitated Discussion (1.5 - 2 hours): In the workshop, review the questions as a group. Discuss the areas with the widest divergence in scores. The goal is not to get the "right" score, but to understand different perspectives and identify key areas of misalignment.

3.     Synthesize & Plan: Use the discussion to complete the "Findings Synthesis Template" and plan your next steps using the "Action-Planning Workshop Agenda."

Part A: The 5-Minute Integrity Health Check (Quick Start)

Before the deep dive, answer these five critical questions as a leadership team. Discuss your answers openly for 15-20 minutes. This will set the stage for the full audit.

1.     On a scale of 1 (not at all) to 5 (completely), do our employees believe our stated corporate values are genuinely reflected in the daily decisions made by leadership?

2.     Can we name three specific strategic decisions in the last year where our ethical principles or long-term stakeholder impact were a deciding factor?

3.     If a major ethical issue were to arise tomorrow, do we have a clear, universally understood process for escalating and managing it?

4.     Are our incentive systems (e.g., bonuses, promotions) designed to reward long-term value creation and ethical behavior, or do they inadvertently encourage short-term gains at any cost?

5.     When we talk about our company's "performance," does our definition explicitly include our impact on key stakeholders (employees, customers, community), or is it limited to financial metrics?

Part B: The Full SIAA Questionnaire

For each statement, rate your organization on a scale of 1 to 5.

●      1 = Strongly Disagree / Never

●      2 = Disagree / Rarely

●      3 = Neutral / Sometimes

●      4 = Agree / Often

●      5 = Strongly Agree / Always

Domain 1: Purpose & Values

Statement

Score (1-5)

1.1 Our company has a clearly articulated purpose beyond just maximizing profit.

1.2 Our core values are specific, well-defined, and known by all employees.

1.3 When making difficult decisions, leaders actively reference our core values.

1.4 Our business model is fundamentally aligned with our stated purpose and values.

1.5 We recruit and hire new employees based on their alignment with our values.

Domain 2: Strategic Integration

Statement

Score (1-5)

2.1 Our strategic planning process explicitly includes an assessment of ESG risks and opportunities.

 2.2 We can clearly articulate how our commitment to integrity creates a long-term competitive advantage.

 2.3 Our long-term strategic objectives include non-financial targets related to our stakeholders.

 2.4 The "business case" for major investments includes an analysis of its ethical and stakeholder impact.

 2.5 We actively choose not to pursue profitable opportunities that conflict with our core values. 

Domain 3: Governance & Operations

Statement

Score (1-5)

3.1 Our Board of Directors has explicit oversight of ethical conduct and ESG performance.

 3.2 There is clear executive-level accountability for achieving our non-financial/ethical goals.

 3.3 Our performance management systems evaluate how results are achieved, not just what is achieved.

 3.4 Employees feel psychologically safe to raise ethical concerns without fear of retaliation.

 3.5 Our operational processes (e.g., sales, procurement) have ethical safeguards built into them. 

Part C: Next Steps

Once you have completed the questionnaire and discussed the results, your journey continues. The full SIAA Kit includes:

●      SIAA Scoring Guide (html): A tool to automatically calculate your scores for each domain, helping you visualize your strengths and weaknesses.

●      SIAA Workshop Agenda (pdf): A step-by-step agenda to guide you in turning your findings into a concrete action plan.

●      SIAA Score Interpretation Guide (pdf): A step-by-step guide to interprete, and take actions based on the results of the questionnaire.

●      SIAA Findings Synthesis (pdf): A template to summarize your top 3 areas of alignment (strengths to build on) and top 3 areas of misalignment (opportunities for action).

The output of this audit—specifically your identified priorities—will be the direct input for The Ethical-Strategic Materiality Matrix (ESMM).