Clear on all three
28%
9 of 32 people asked
Round 2026-Q2, measured 26 August 2026. The share clear on all three, not an average of the three.
57% → 14%
from department heads to one level below that
9 of 32
clear on the weakest of the three
2
have not answered yet
Where it stops
57% of department heads can state all three. By one level below that it is 14%. The plan does not survive being passed down.
Department heads
57% · 4 of 7
Their teams
22% · 4 of 18
One level below that
14% · 1 of 7
- could state it
- partly
- not at all
Which of the three fails
Give people a target ›"What would a good week look like for you?" is the weakest — 9 of 32 were clear.
Can state what the company is trying to achieve
14 clear · 10 partly · 8 not at all
Can state their own part in it
12 clear · 9 partly · 11 not at all
Can state what a good week looks likeweakest
9 clear · 13 partly · 10 not at all
What people said is in the way
3Ranked by how many named it, unprompted.
Transporter booking app wastes time daily — 9 people, across 2 functions
“Same details, typed twice, every single day. The tracker and then their portal.” Named in Production.
Dispatch and accounts don't share information — 8 people, across 3 functions
“The people loading the truck know things the office finds out three days later. Same building.” Named in Sales.
No clarity on what counts as a good week — 15 people, across 3 functions
“Tell me what number I am supposed to move and I will move it. Nobody ever has.” Named in Production and Sales.
2 of 38 have not sat the conversation.
Maintenance — 0 of 1 answered
1 outstanding.
Purchase — 2 of 3 answered
1 outstanding.
In their own wordsKept with no name, no department, no level and no role — the words only.
Can state what the company is trying to achieve
- Sell more than last year, I think. Nobody has told us a number.
- Keep Sundaram happy. That is the goal as far as I can see.
- One hundred fifty crore by 2029. And exports. It was said at Diwali.
Can state their own part in it
- If my part moves late, the invoice goes out late. That much I know.
- I do my work. How it connects to the top, honestly, nobody has ever drawn me that line.
Can state what a good week looks like
- A good week is when nobody shouts. That is the only measure I have.
- No complaints from the customer, no breakdown. Beyond that I would not know how to score it.
Held back: Leadership, Purchase, HR & Admin, Maintenance — fewer than 3 answered, so naming the department would name the speaker; their people still count in the company figure. What this market allows