Quadrant Two · Values · Purpose · Goals
The Inspiration Quadrant
By RISE Business Framework · Created by Gary Harper and Brandon McCurdy · Reviewed
Inspiration is the second quadrant of the RISE Business Framework. It is the why behind the business: leadership, core values, a purpose beyond making money, a designed culture, and dated goals from a 3-Year Projection down to a 90-Day Sprint. A business moves here once it is profitable and needs direction.
A business can have resources and still drift. Inspiration gives it direction: a reason to exist beyond money, values people can repeat, and goals the whole team is pulling toward.
RISE builds Inspiration through four topics: Leadership, Long-Term Vision, Culture and Short-Term Vision. Each turns something that usually stays vague into a document, a meeting or a score.
“If we make it through the resource quadrant, we then measure profits, implement a business framework, and clearly define our purpose as a business beyond just making money.”The RISE Business Lifecycle
The 4 topics of Inspiration
Topic 1
Leadership
Leadership is setting direction and moving people toward it.
Importance of Leadership · Leadership vs Management · Art of Delegation · Leadership Audit
Topic 2
Long-Term Vision
Long-term vision is a clear, lasting answer to why your business exists.
Identify Core Values · Identify Personal Purpose · Identify Company Purpose · Identify Key Purpose Indicator
Topic 3
Culture
Company culture is the way things are done in a business.
People Affirmation · Position Affirmation · Goal Affirmation · Mission Affirmation
Topic 4
Short-Term Vision
Short-term vision is the set of dated goals that move a business toward its long-term purpose.
3-Year Projection · 1-Year Target · 90-Day Sprint · The Four
How Inspiration is scored
The RISE Business Assessment rates these four statements from 1 (not yet) to 3 (dialed in), for a Inspiration score out of 12. RISE uses 10 or more in Resources, Inspiration and Systems as the bar for moving into Engagement.
- I1We have clearly defined core values that every team member knows and strives to keep.
- I2We have a distinct company culture that keeps our team members engaged and inspired.
- I3We have defined long-term goals and documented purposes for why we exist beyond making money.
- I4We have quarterly and annual goals that are reviewed and adjusted regularly by the leadership team.
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Inspiration is led by Gary Harper, one of the creators of the RISE Business Framework.
Frequently asked questions
What does the I in RISE stand for?
Inspiration: the values, purpose and goals that give a business direction. It is the second RISE quadrant, after Resources.
Why does purpose come after resources in RISE?
A business has to survive before it can lead with purpose. Once it pays its own way, RISE has you define why it exists beyond making money.
How does RISE connect long-term vision to daily work?
The 3-Year Projection sets direction, the 1-Year Target makes it concrete, and the 90-Day Sprint turns it into work for this quarter.
Find out where your business really stands.
The free RISE Assessment scores your business across all four quadrants in about 6 minutes, and shows you where the opportunity is.
