Frameworks

The ideas behind the work.

These are the frameworks I reach for most with owners and leadership teams. Each one is animated so you can see how it works, with what the author found and how I use it with clients.

  1. 01

    Hitting the Ceiling

    Gino Wickman · Traction

    Every growing company stalls. Five leadership abilities get you through the ceiling, and the next one.

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  2. 02

    The Ideal Team Player

    Patrick Lencioni · 2016

    Humble, hungry and people smart. Miss one and you get one of six familiar kinds of trouble.

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  3. 03

    First, Break All the Rules

    Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman · 1999

    Twelve questions separate great workplaces from the rest. They stack like a climb, from base camp to summit.

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  4. 04

    The Five Dysfunctions

    Patrick Lencioni · The Five Dysfunctions of a Team

    Trust, conflict, commitment, accountability and results, and why each one needs the level below it.

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  5. 05

    Outgrow

    Alex Goldfayn · 2025

    Your next sale is a call you haven't made. Four elements turn proactive outreach into a weekly habit.

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  6. 06

    The Core Values Index

    Lynn Ellsworth Taylor

    Four core values drive how each of us contributes. Know your mix, and your team's. I give clients the CVI.

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  7. 07

    Man's Search for Meaning

    Viktor E. Frankl · 1946

    Meaning comes from the work we do, the people we love and how we face what we can't change.

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