Enable Strategy Lab
Key Person Risk Assessor
If you disappeared tomorrow, would the business survive the week?
The single most common reason a small business stalls: one person - often the owner - is the only one who can do something critical, and nobody wrote it down. List the functions that matter, score how exposed each one is (how many people can actually do it, and what happens if that person is gone tomorrow), and get a ranked, worst-first list of where you're most exposed. The worst-scoring functions hand straight into the SOP, Policy and Video Builders already in your toolkit, so fixing the gap is the very next step, not a separate project.
Included in All Access, or unlock it on its own.
Who it’s for
- Would the business survive the week if one person disappeared?
Start here first: free Academy course
Closing the Key Person Gap
If the business genuinely stalls the moment one person takes a holiday, that's not loyalty or hard work - it's a structural risk sitting in plain sight. Learn the single most common cause of that fragility and the three real ways to fix it. Ignore it and the business stays one sick day, one resignation, or one holiday away from a genuine crisis.
- 1.The One-Person ProblemAlmost every small business has at least one function that only one person can actually do. Most owners can name theirs in about five seconds.
- 2.Coverage and ImpactNot every one-person function is actually a risk. The two things that turn "only Dave does this" into a genuine exposure.
- 3.Document, Cross-Train, or DelegateThree different fixes for three different kinds of gap - picking the wrong one wastes effort on the right problem.
- 4.Name Your Exposed FunctionsList 3-5 things in your business that only one person can currently do.
- 5.Quick CheckA few questions to lock in what you just covered.
- 6.Build Your Exposure MapTurn what you just named into a scored, ranked list with a real next step for each one.
Questions
What does the Key Person Risk Assessor do?
The single most common reason a small business stalls: one person - often the owner - is the only one who can do something critical, and nobody wrote it down. List the functions that matter, score how exposed each one is (how many people can actually do it, and what happens if that person is gone tomorrow), and get a ranked, worst-first list of where you're most exposed. The worst-scoring functions hand straight into the SOP, Policy and Video Builders already in your toolkit, so fixing the gap is the very next step, not a separate project.
How much does the Key Person Risk Assessor cost?
It's included in All Access along with every other Lab and the full Academy, or you can unlock it on its own. The membership page has the current options.
Is it built for Australian businesses?
Yes. Enable Strategy Lab is built in Queensland for Australian small business owners, using Australian dollars, GST and Australian terms throughout.
Do I need to be good with numbers or strategy?
No. Each Lab walks you through one step at a time in plain English, with examples, and saves your work as you go so you can come back to it.
Is there anything I should read first?
Yes: the free Academy course "Closing the Key Person Gap" explains the thinking behind this Lab in 6 short lessons.