Resources
Explore our most common resources including reading lists and a few of our core tools.
Resources
Bookshelf & Toolbox
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Core Reading
- Mastering the Rockefeller Habits by Verne Harnish
- Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
- B.E. 2.0 by Jim Collins
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Leadership
- 3 Vital Questions by David Emerald
- The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman, & Kaley Warner Klemp
- Mastering Leadership by Bob Anderson and Bill Adams
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Culture
- The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else in Business by Patrick Lencioni
- The Trust Edge by David Horsager
- Worth Doing Wrong by Arnie Malham
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Team
- The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
- The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
- Topgrading by Bradford D. Smart
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Finance
- Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits by Greg Crabtree
- Simple Numbers 2.0 - Rules for Smart Scaling by Greg Crabtree
- Scaling Up Compensation by Verne Harnish and Sebastian Ross
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Strategy
- The 3HAG Way by Shannon Susko
- The Inside Advantage by Bob Bloom
- Uncommon Service by Frances Frei
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Execution
- The Metronome Effect by Shannon Susko
- The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, and Jim Huling
- Measure What Matters by John Doerr
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Others
- How Will You Measure Your Life by Clayton Christensen
- Good to Great by Jim Collins
- Great By Choice by Jim Collins
- The Dream Manager by Matthew Kelley
- The Invincible Company by Alex Osterwalder
- The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay-Stanier
Partners & Affiliates
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Scaling UpScaling Up and the Scaling Up Coach organization has been central to our firm since before it was founded. The work of Verne Harnish to curate some of the best business frameworks on the planet cannot be overstated.
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Metronome SoftwareMetronome Software is the central platform we use to help our client teams create accountable behaviors - an open playing field with scoreboards, huddles, and on-page strategic plans that are visible to all teammates.
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Cash Flow StoryThere are seven simple levers a leadership team can pull to improve their cash flow. Cash Flow Story is simple software we use to promote financial literacy and help teams connect their daily activities to bottom-line results.
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TopgradingTopgrading is the methodology we use to help organizations create the best workforce possible. From job scorecards to recruiting and retention practices, the tools within the Topgrading process power much of our people systems
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Table GroupThe Table Group and their resources provide the foundation for building healthy organizations and cohesive teams. We both use their tools and refer certain types of work to the Table Group on occasion.
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Leadership Circle
The Leadership Circle Profile is the most comprehensive leadership 360 assessment and development tool we have found.