FREE SELF-CHECK · THE CLARITY SHIFT
Which pattern from The Clarity Shift is tightening on you?
The Clarity Shift Risk Check is a free self-check from Ivanka Menken, built on the six patterns in her book The Clarity Shift: strategic drift, identity risk, decision risk, alignment risk, the compound effect and the mirror. Rate 18 statements from 1 to 5 and see which pattern your own answers point to most, with the chapter to read and where to go next. It takes about three minutes. Nothing is saved or sent, and there is no email to give.
Contents, from the book
- Strategic DriftChapter 2
- Identity RiskChapter 5
- Decision RiskChapter 6
- Alignment RiskChapter 7
- The Compound EffectChapter 8
- The MirrorChapter 9
Chapter 2 · 1 of 6
Strategic Drift
A degree or two off course
My calendar is full, but I could not name three things I did this week that moved the business forward.
If I asked each of my leaders for our direction in one sentence, I would get different sentences.
Most of my week goes on reactive work rather than work towards a clear direction.
Nothing you choose leaves this page. Closing it clears everything.
Each bearing is as long as your own average. The needle turns to the one your answers lean to most. No benchmark, no pass mark.
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YOUR RESULT
Answer all 18 statements to see where they point
Start with whichever chapter feels closest. The compass draws as you go.
HOW TO USE IT
Three minutes now. The chapter tonight.
- Step 1Answer as you areRate each statement for how things are this month, not how you would like them to be.
- Step 2Read the chapterYour answers point to one pattern. Its chapter in The Clarity Shift is free to read, with no email to give.
- Step 3Test it with someone outsideThe book's point is that these patterns are hardest to see from inside. Talk it through with someone who can see what you cannot.
Inside the work: In Ivanka Menken's 1:1 mentoring and intensives, the pattern you recognise becomes the one thing a session starts with. See the 1:1 mentoring
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THE BOOK BEHIND IT
The Clarity Shift
189 pages on why the smartest leaders are rethinking everything they built. Free as a PDF, no email required. Each of the six patterns in this check has its own chapter.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
About the risk check
What is the Clarity Shift Risk Check?
The Clarity Shift Risk Check is a free self-check from Ivanka Menken, built on her book The Clarity Shift. You rate 18 statements from 1 to 5, three for each of six patterns: strategic drift, identity risk, decision risk, alignment risk, the compound effect and the mirror. It then shows which pattern your own answers point to most, and which chapter to read.
Is it free, and is anything saved?
Yes, the Clarity Shift Risk Check is free, and nothing you choose is stored, sent or tracked. Your answers live only in this browser tab and disappear when you close it. Ivanka Menken does not ask for an email address, in the same way her book The Clarity Shift is a free PDF with no email required.
What are the six patterns?
The Clarity Shift Risk Check uses the six patterns Ivanka Menken names in The Clarity Shift: strategic drift (chapter 2), identity risk (chapter 5), decision risk (chapter 6), alignment risk (chapter 7), the compound effect, where the three risks feed each other (chapter 8), and the mirror, the gap between the story you tell and what is really going on (chapter 9).
How is my result worked out?
The Clarity Shift Risk Check averages your own three ratings for each pattern and ranks the six patterns from highest to lowest. There is no benchmark, no comparison with other founders and no pass mark. Ivanka Menken built it to show where your own answers point, not to label you, so the result says what your answers lean towards and nothing more.
What should I do with my result?
Read the chapter of The Clarity Shift that the Clarity Shift Risk Check points you to; the PDF is free. If the pattern is familiar and you want help with it, the result also links to the part of Ivanka Menken's work built for it, or you can book a 20-minute conversation and talk it through.
Is this a diagnosis?
No. The Clarity Shift Risk Check is a prompt for reflection, not a psychological or business diagnosis. Ivanka Menken writes that the hardest patterns to see are the ones you are inside, so a self-check can only start the conversation. Treat the result as a mirror for your own answers, then test it with someone who can see your situation from outside.