I can name the 3 most important business outcomes my senior leaders are accountable for this year.

I know which of those outcomes my work most directly affects.

I know what my manager's manager is most concerned about right now.

I can explain where my organization is investing, cutting back, or changing direction, and why.

I understand what pressures my senior leaders are receiving from customers, investors, regulators, competitors, and the market.

I can explain how my function contributes to the organization's larger business strategy.

When a decision around me seems surprising, I can usually identify the business logic that may be driving it.

I know what leaders in my organization currently consider a meaningful contribution beyond doing my role well.

I can translate what I know about the business into decisions about where to focus, what to communicate, and which relationships to develop.

In a headline, your biggest takeaway from this exercise:

If there’s a fast and relatively simple way to be in the position to answer yes to all these questions and reap the benefits of having a current and complete Executive Lens view, would you like to receive more information about it?