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I’ve always struggled with the idea of the “Integrator”—a person who runs your business while you focus on being the “Visionary.” In 2015, Gino Wickman and Mark C. Winters published Rocket Fuel, promoting the concept of hiring an Integrator to free visionary entrepreneurs from the burden of managing their businesses....
Setting priorities is one of the hardest things for an entrepreneur… Wait—scratch that. Setting priorities is easy. Sticking to them is hard. Actually, both are hard. Let me explain why and what you can do about it. First, let’s talk about why setting quarterly priorities (Rocks or OKRs) is so...
As a young investment banker, I grew up inspired by the legendary leverage buyout (LBO) stories of the 1980s. One of my favorites was Barbarians at the Gate, which chronicled the 1989 bidding war for RJR Nabisco. The deal ended when Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) “won” with a...
A practical framework that helps leaders organize their businesses around core functions — Get Work, Do Work, and Get Paid — to achieve clarity, accountability, and sustainable growth. The Function Finder Chart™ is a structured approach to designing and managing a business by defining its essential functions. It provides a...
Identify the real behaviors your founders and A-players demonstrate—so you can curate core values that perpetuate your company’s success. What is the Core Value Curator™? The Core Value Curator™ is a guided leadership exercise that helps teams identify and define the specific behaviors exhibited by their founders and top performers...
Design a “win-the-week” dashboard for your team with 1-3 Metrics that drive the most important Function-Outcomes for each of your Function Owners™. Track weekly repeating, measurable input activities. What Is the WTW Scoreboard™? The WTW (Win-the-Week) Scoreboard™ is a leadership execution tool that uses weekly metrics to help Function Owners...
Curated Summit OS tools designed to help your company gain momentum and accelerate progress toward your Summit Vision. What Are Climb Accelerators™? Climb Accelerators™ are Summit OS tools curated by a Summit OS Guide™ to accelerate your company’s climb toward your Summit Vision™—after your team has achieved Execution Momentum™. Once...
Build a strategy your competitors can’t easily copy—by compiling your company’s Unique Activities™ into a single, interconnected Strategy Stack™. What is a Strategy Stack™? The Strategy Stack™ is an educational, facilitator-led strategy exercise that teaches leaders how to make strategic positioning sustainable by delivering it through a system of interconnected,...
Log on to your Summit OS Portal™, customized for Summit OS®, Strategy OS®, and for your business—so your leadership team can track, refine and communicate your Vision and Strategy, execute your Annual Growth Plan, and track your progress in implementing all the 15 Business Growth Practices™ of the Summit Operating...
Pause, reflect on progress, create clarity, alignment, growth, and set priorities for your company—every quarter—so you spot approaching storms, seize opportunities, and stay on track to reaching your vision and plan. What Is Quarterly Lookout™? The Quarterly Lookout™ is a guided, facilitator-led quarterly planning and alignment session where your leadership...
A coaching experience that teaches leadership teams how to design, stress-test, and execute a winning business strategy using the Strategy OS toolkit. What Is a Strategy OS Guide™? A Strategy OS Guide™ is a seasoned business person, mentor and coach who helps your leadership team learn and apply the Strategy...
Immersive training ✔ Certification ✔ Launch plan & community ✔ Summit OS App™ access Cohort capped at 5 New GuidesHigh-touch, deeply supported learning environment What Is SEAL Camp™? SEAL Camp™ is an immersive, hands-on training and certification program for new Summit OS Guides™ who have been accepted into the program....