Fulcrum & Co.

The Leadership
Equilibrium
Self-Assessment

Measure what no one else is measuring.

27 diagnostic questions across four integrated pillars reveal where your leadership system is compounding growth — and where it's quietly eroding it. Get your EQI™ score, pillar analysis, and a 90-day action plan.

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Takes 12–15 minutes  •  Results are confidential  •  Instant access

27
Diagnostic Questions
4
Integrated Pillars
6
Proprietary Metrics
90
Day Action Plan
The Problem

Your business has a P&L.
Your leadership system doesn't.

Most diagnostics assess strategy, financials, and operational process. They leave the most predictable source of organizational failure unmeasured: the human system powering execution.

Decision Fatigue

Every decision that waits for you is a decision that's costing you money. But no one measures the compounding cost of centralized decision-making.

Energy Depletion

A CEO running on 5 hours of sleep makes different decisions than a CEO running on 8. The business P&L doesn't capture this. Your EQI™ does.

Structural Dependency

If you disappeared for 30 days, what breaks? The gap between your answer and reality is your Founder Dependency Score™.

Purpose Erosion

When the reason you started the company gets buried under the weight of running it, growth becomes a ceiling instead of a trajectory.

"Revenue growth built on a leadership system operating beyond sustainable capacity does not compound. It compensates. And compensated growth has a ceiling."

The Leadership Equilibrium Premise

The Methodology

Four pillars. One integrated system.

The intersection of these four pillars determines not just what you are capable of building, but how sustainably and how fast.

Business Mastery

Strategy, execution, team architecture, revenue systems, and operational scalability.

Personal Evolution

Decision quality, emotional regulation, feedback reception, and identity vs. role clarity.

Physical Vitality

Energy sustainability, recovery capacity, cognitive load management, and boundary integrity.

Purpose & Legacy

Cultural coherence, mission alignment, intrinsic motivation, and long-term vision clarity.

Your Results Include

Proprietary metrics that go
where no P&L can.

E
EQI™ Composite Score

Your overall leadership system health — a single number that captures what's working and what's at risk.

V
LEI Variance Analysis

The spread between your highest and lowest pillars. This reveals structural imbalance — the root cause of most leadership failures.

F
Founder Dependency Score™

How much of your company's value is concentrated in you. The number most founders are afraid to see.

R
Radar Chart Visualization

See your four pillars mapped visually. The shape tells a story — equilibrium or imbalance — at a glance.

5
Top 5 Vulnerabilities

Your five lowest-scoring questions ranked and categorized. These are the specific failure points to address first.

90
90-Day Action Framework

Stabilize, Install, Accelerate — a phased action plan personalized to your scores and weakest pillar.

Choose Your Tier

Three tiers. One methodology.
Start where you are.

Score
$47
one-time purchase
  • Premium PDF workbook
  • All 27 diagnostic questions
  • Manual EQI™ scoring guide
  • Risk classification framework
  • Pillar average worksheets
  • Variance calculation guide
  • Printable for team use
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  • Everything in Full Assessment
  • Video walkthrough by Ryan Erickson
  • Score interpretation masterclass
  • How to run with your leadership team
  • Pillar deep-dive frameworks
  • Priority consultation booking
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"Your self-assessment score is the starting line.
A partner-level diagnostic is the map."

Ryan Erickson — Founder, Fulcrum & Co.

Go Deeper

Your score tells you where you stand.
We show you exactly what to fix.

The self-assessment gives you a score. Working directly with Ryan Erickson — two company exits, CEO mentoring from $50M to $800M+, and the only proprietary diagnostic that measures the structural integrity of the person running the company — gives you the plan, the accountability, and the architecture to actually move the number.

What You Get Self-Assessment 1:1 Mentoring Diagnostic Audit
EQI™ Score & Pillar Analysis
Self-Guided 90-Day Plan
1:1 Score Interpretation with Ryan
Weekly Accountability Sessions
Leadership Team Interviews
LEVI™ Variance Across Team
Financial Exposure Modeling
Board-Ready Diagnostic Report
CEO Mentoring & Advisory
$20K – $400K
scaled to your stage
  • Founder Architecture ($500K–$15M): $20K–$75K over 4–6 months
  • CEO Strategic Advisory ($15M–$80M): $125K–$400K over 6–12 months
  • Bi-weekly or monthly sessions with Ryan Erickson
  • Live interpretation of your EQI™ results
  • Quarterly intensive half-day deep dives
  • Async accountability between sessions
  • Quarterly board briefs (Strategic Advisory tier)
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Who This Is For

Built for the leader behind the business.

Founders scaling past $500K

You built something real. Now you need to know if your leadership system can sustain what you're building — before the cracks become crises.

CEOs at $3M–$50M

Growth has outpaced your infrastructure. You feel it. This assessment quantifies exactly where and how much.

Operators who carry the load

COOs, GMs, VPs — if the business depends on your energy more than its systems, your EQI™ will show you why.

Anyone asking "is this sustainable?"

If the honest answer scares you, that's the signal. This assessment replaces anxiety with data.

Questions

Frequently asked

How long does the assessment take?+
12–15 minutes for the full 27-question assessment. Most people finish in one sitting, but you can pause and return anytime.
What's the difference between this and a full Fulcrum engagement?+
The self-assessment gives you your EQI™ score and a clear picture of where you stand. A full Fulcrum engagement ($25K–$175K) adds partner-level interviews, team diagnostics, proprietary variance analysis across your leadership team, and a custom-built action architecture with ongoing advisory.
Can I use this with my leadership team?+
The $47 PDF workbook is designed for exactly this — print copies for each leader, have everyone score independently, then compare. The variance between team members' scores is often more revealing than the scores themselves.
What makes this different from other leadership assessments?+
Most assessments measure one dimension — strategy, personality type, or management skills. The Leadership Equilibrium Method™ is the only framework that measures the structural integrity of the entire leadership system: business, personal, physical, and purpose. The intersection is what determines sustainability.
Is my data private?+
Your assessment results are generated entirely in your browser and are never transmitted to any server. Your answers and scores stay on your device. We never see your individual responses.
What if my score is low?+
A low score is not a judgment — it's a diagnosis. Every engagement at Fulcrum & Co. starts with the truth. The 90-day action framework gives you immediate, practical steps. And if you want partner-level support, every assessment includes a path to book a consultation.
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Your score tells you where you stand.
A diagnostic tells you what to do about it.

Every engagement starts with a conversation. Start with the one you have with yourself.

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