The CQ Founders Challenge

A deep, unflinching read on how you actually lead.

Thirteen questions. Don't half-ass it. Do it because you're the founder and no one's coming to lead the way — you are. About 20–30 minutes.

1.You walk into a toxic team. Nobody respects you. What would you do in the first 24 hours that no one else would expect — but your future team will thank you for? *

2.What's the most unspoken thing your team is learning from how you show up right now? Are you proud of that? *

3.What nonverbal signal would you send — just by how you show up? (Posture, tone, presence, eye contact — not words.) *

4.Your biggest client just left. Revenue drops 30%. Morale's in the dirt. What do you say to your team in the first 48 hours — and why? *

5.Same situation — what do you intentionally NOT say or do? *

6.Same situation — what story will your team tell later about how you handled this moment? *

7.Think back to the hardest lesson of leadership you've faced. What part of your leadership held up — and what cracked? *

8.What do you think your team learned — directly or indirectly — from watching you in that lesson? *

9.Think of the last time someone told you something uncomfortable about yourself that you needed to hear. What was the moment — and how did you really react? *

10.What's your version of “It's not your fault”? What belief, fear, or story might be quietly keeping you from being fully coachable? *

11.When's the last time someone on your team coached you through something difficult? Did you listen? Change? What happened next? *

12.What's something you know you need to work on — but have been avoiding? *

13.If your team had to guess your biggest blind spot — what would they say? *

We’ll email your results. No account, no password.