THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AUTHORITY INDEX™

Critical business advisors?

Let’s check.

Four levels on the Authority Scale. Where’s your team?

Many Communications teams have a seat at the table. Few are required there.

Five minutes. Ten Questions. One answer.

P.S — Whether you’re running Corp. Comm, IC, PR, Public Affairs, Exec. Comms … same assessment.

THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM AUTHORITY INDEX™

Critical business advisors?

Let’s check.

Four levels on the Authority Scale. Where’s your team?

Many Communications teams have a seat at the table. Few are required there.

Five minutes. Ten Questions. One answer.

P.S — Whether you’re running Corp. Comm, IC, PR, Public Affairs, Exec. Comms … same assessment.

Why This Exists

Ask ten communications leaders if their team has a seat at the table. Nine will say yes.

Ask what that seat actually does… what their role is… and you’ll get nine different answers.

That’s the gap this Index measures.

This isn’t a verdict on Communications leaders. It’s a read on how the function is positioned right now, shaped by reporting lines, perception of the functional value, and decisions others made before Communications leaders got in their seats.

Your results show exactly where your team sits on the Authority Scale, with the same critical status as a CFO, CHRO, or Chief Legal Counsel, and a clear picture of what it takes to keep climbing.

What You’ll Walk Away Knowing

Exactly where your team sits on the Authority Scale
What’s keeping your team there. Every level has a pattern that repeats until someone names it.
What actually moves your team to the next level. Spoiler: It’s rarely head count and almost never a new tool.
Language that helps frame what’s possible and how to get there as a team.

How It Works

Ten questions about how decisions actually get made on your team right now. Questions about your sphere of influence, operational model, and more.

Answer for where things stand today. That’s the only way the result is actually useful to you.

Your team’s result lands in your inbox.

"My boss went from thinking Communications is helpful when we give them an assignment to thinking we need them to drive the business. What a difference."

"Any Communications leader looking to advance their department's reputation as critical advisors should talk to Tara. With her help, we now have a new team structure, additional staff and resources, and a communications strategic plan that aligns with organizational goals."

Find your team’s place on the

Authority Scale

Five minutes. Ten Questions. One answer.