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Stabilisation Check: a self-test for leaders under pressure

5 questions, about 2 minutes, free. You see straight away whether you are short of space, decision clarity, energy or the right resources — and what a sensible next step looks like. Developed by stabilisation manager Christian Rieger (RIECON, Graz).

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This is what your result could look like

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Sample result
Relief & Space35.0

Sample value: little room to act, operational tasks eat the time for what matters.

Decision Clarity55.0

Sample value: decisions get made but cost a lot of energy.

Self-Leadership60.0

Sample value: generally able to act, but reserves are getting thinner.

Resources & Network70.0

Sample value: the right people are usually within reach.

Overall Stability50.0

Sample value: the organisation runs, but noticeably on reserve.

Sample analysis: your biggest lever right now is relief & space. As long as you put out every operational fire yourself, there is no time for the decisions only you can make. Recommended next step: temporary relief so you regain room to act.

What the Stabilisation Check measures

People who carry responsibility are often the last to notice overload. The day is full of operational fires, decisions pile up, energy drops — and from the outside everything still looks stable. The Stabilisation Check is a short self-assessment for managing directors, owners and leaders in key positions. It does not ask about personality but about your current situation: do you have enough room to act? Can you decide with confidence? Do you stay effective under pressure? Do you have access to the right resources? And how stable does your organisation feel overall? From your answers the check calculates five scores from 0 to 100 and shows which area offers the biggest lever right now. It is not a burnout test or a medical diagnosis — it is an honest status check.

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2 minDuration
5Stability areas
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Why two minutes are worth it

Find the one lever

Under pressure everything feels equally urgent. The check shows which of the five areas is weakest — that is where the first step pays off most.

5 areas, 1 focus

Calculated, not guessed

Your scores are calculated from your answers by fixed rules. The same answers always give the same result; the AI only writes the interpretation.

Scale 0–100

One concrete next step

Not a list of measures but one recommendation that fits your result — up to a free, confidential walk & talk at Hilmteich lake in Graz.

30-min walk & talk

The 5 questions of the self-test

You rate each statement on a scale from 1 (does not apply) to 5 (fully applies). Answer as things are today — not as they should be.

1

I currently have enough space to focus on what matters most.

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2

I can currently make important decisions with clarity and confidence.

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3

Even under pressure I stay clear, energized and able to act.

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4

I have access to the right resources and experts when I need them.

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5

Overall, I currently experience my organization / leadership role as stable and capable of acting.

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Overload as a leader: the five areas in detail

Overload in leaders rarely shows up as one big event. It starts in one of five areas and spreads from there. Knowing the area lets you counter it deliberately.

1

Relief & space

When day-to-day business leaves no time for what matters

The most common pattern: the leader keeps absorbing operational tasks and unplanned events — a missing key person, an escalating project, a production bottleneck. Strategic topics get postponed until they become a problem themselves.

Typical signs

  • Your calendar belongs to others, not to you.

  • Strategic work happens in the evening or at weekends.

  • You are the last resort for almost every problem.

2

Making decisions under pressure

When important decisions stall or are made too fast

Under pressure, decisions are either postponed or made on gut feeling. Both are costly: delay paralyses the team, snap decisions create correction loops. It helps to consciously assess how much effort a decision needs — some can be made quickly, some need reflection with head, gut and heart, some need outside expertise.

Typical signs

  • The same decision reappears week after week.

  • You second-guess decisions afterwards.

  • The team waits for you before it can continue.

3

Self-leadership and energy under pressure

Whoever can lead themselves can lead others

Exhaustion starts quietly: sleep gets worse, patience shorter, communication terser. Leaders are often the last to admit it. Self-leadership means consciously steering your own state — through self-management, handling strain and clear communication. The goal is self-efficacy, not permanent support.

Typical signs

  • You react more irritably than before.

  • Weekend recovery is no longer enough.

  • Clarity only comes in rare moments.

4

Resources & expert network

When the right support is missing or arrives too late

Many crises are solvable, just not alone. The problem is rarely a lack of budget but a lack of access: who knows exactly this topic, and who is available at short notice? Without a network, the solution stays with the person who is already overloaded.

Typical signs

  • You search for specialists yourself instead of deciding.

  • Know-how depends on individual people.

  • Outside help only arrives when things escalate.

5

Companies in crisis: overall stability

Spotting early signs before a turnaround is needed

Company crises usually announce themselves long in advance — rarely in the numbers first, often in the people: key people are exhausted, decisions concentrate at the top, conflicts increase. Assessing overall stability honestly and early keeps room for action. Even a well-positioned organisation benefits from a neutral assessment, for instance before changes or acquisitions.

Early signs

  • Key people drop out or resign.

  • Projects regularly overrun time and budget.

  • Important topics are only handled reactively.

Which route fits which result?

Weakest areaWhat is missingMatching option
ReliefTime and room to actRelief management / acute interim management
DecisionsStructure and confidenceDecision management
Self-leadershipEnergy and clarityEMPEX® coaching
ResourcesSuitable expertiseExpert network
All areas 70+ForesightSmart Impact Audit®
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How to read your result

1

The stability score

The mean across all five areas — a first indication of how much reserve you have right now.

2

The weakest area

If an area is at 40 or below, it is your bottleneck. That is where the recommendation starts.

3

All areas at 70 or above

Then you are currently well stabilised. The recommendation is a forward-looking assessment rather than an acute measure.

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How the check works

1

Rate 5 statements

One statement each on relief, decisions, self-leadership, resources and overall stability. No account, no registration.

2

See your scores instantly

You get your stability score and five individual scores from 0 to 100.

3

Read the interpretation

A short, personal analysis explains where your biggest lever is and why.

4

Choose your next step

If you wish: a confidential conversation with Christian Rieger — no sales pressure.

The person behind the check
RIECON

Christian Rieger — a temporary partner for people with responsibility

DI (FH) Christian Rieger, M.Sc. — stabilisation manager, crisis & acute interim manager

Christian Rieger is a technician and engineer and has been a project manager, division head, managing director, entrepreneur and liquidator. For more than 25 years he worked in mechanical engineering and the vehicle and mobility industry, including at Siemens, KTM and AVL List, and spent over 14 years as CEO of the high-tech company SinusPro GmbH. Many years ago he burned out as a leader himself. That experience shaped what he does today: giving people in key positions space and stability where a lot is happening at once — listening before offering solutions, creating clarity where it is missing and, when needed, rolling up his sleeves. A head-and-heart decision-maker who does not believe in one-size-fits-all recipes.

riecon.atChristian Rieger auf LinkedIn
25+ yearsmechanical engineering, vehicle and mobility industry — incl. Siemens, KTM, AVL List
14+ years CEOof SinusPro GmbH, 3 companies founded
100+ expertsin the RIECON expert network
TÜV-certifiedCrisis & Business Continuity Manager (TÜV AUSTRIA), IPMA Level C since 2010
“A sparring partner who showed me completely new options.”Ing. Ferdinand Stadlmann, Managing Partner, Stadlmann Tec GmbH
“An independent outside view — very valuable for us.”DI Dr. Paul Hartmann, Institute Director MATERIALS, JOANNEUM RESEARCH
About the company

Classic management takes care of processes. RIECON takes care of the people.

RIECON — Christian Rieger Consulting e.U. from Graz works with managing directors, owners and leaders in key positions, mainly in technology and mobility companies. Stabilisation management combines four building blocks: relief management (“Create room. Secure stability.”) with temporary hands-on support up to acute interim management, decision management (“Create clarity. Decide with confidence.”), EMPEX® coaching — Empowerment for Executives (“Regain strength. Act with self-efficacy.”) and the expert network (“The right resources. Fitting solutions.”). This is complemented by the Smart Impact Audit®, developed together with the University of Vienna, as a forward-looking assessment — including ahead of change or acquisitions. Christian Rieger is a member of DÖIM (the Austrian interim management association), the Silicon Alps Cluster and the Wirtschaftsforum der Führungskräfte, and a trainer at the AC Styria mobility cluster academy.

Walk & talk with Christian Rieger at Hilmteich lake in Graz

Relief management & acute interim management

Hands-on support where it is missing right now — at the highest level, stepping directly into day-to-day business at short notice.

Decision management

“I do not take the responsibility off your hands. I create the framework and the basis for the decision.”

EMPEX® coaching

Self-management, state management, leadership and communication — the goal is self-efficacy, not permanent support.

Expert network

First clarify what is needed — then bring in one of more than 100 experts, advising or working in the company for a limited time.

Smart Impact Audit®

Developed with the University of Vienna: confidential interviews, a deviation matrix and an action workshop — making tensions visible before they escalate.

Walk & talk at Hilmteich

A walk. A confidential conversation. A first step. 30 minutes, free, not a sales pitch.

Stabilisation management in five steps
1

Regain strength

Take the pressure off your shoulders — through temporary relief or EMPEX® coaching.

2

Create clarity

Look at the situation in a structured way: what is really urgent, what is important?

3

Find solutions

Bring in the right expertise from a network of more than 100 experts where needed.

4

Decide

Use the RIECON decision compass to consciously assess how much effort a decision needs.

5

Communicate clearly and act

Until you act confidently on your own strength again — the responsibility stays with you.

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