Free resources
Fourteen tools that put a number on the problem.
Calculators, templates and frameworks from twenty years of operations work. Every one is free, and every one gives you a figure you can take into a meeting.
Make the work move faster.
Where the time actually goes: meetings that repeat, inboxes that never close, days that fill themselves. Start here if the team is busy but slow.
Efficiency · Calculator
Meeting Cost Calculator
Salary plus overhead, per recurring meeting. Enter team size and see what the weekly standup runs per year.
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Efficiency · Infographic
Email Productivity Routine
Three passes a day: triage, decide, execute. Turns the inbox into a list of clear actions.
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Efficiency · Template
Plan a Productive Day
Block the work before the calendar fills itself. A single page you fill in the night before.
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Busy is easy. These put a number on the choice in front of you, so effort lands where it counts.
Effectiveness · Calculator
Decision Cost Calculator
Labour, innovation at risk, turnover and advisory. Returns a total, a weekly burn rate and a velocity score.
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Effectiveness · App
The One Thing Priority Calculator
Scores impact, urgency, effort and alignment, then names the single task worth doing first.
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Effectiveness · Tool
3D Prioritisation
Plots the choice on career, reward and impact, for when several good options compete.
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Effectiveness · Framework
The GIDAR Analytics Framework
Goal, Input, Decision, Action, Result. Moves a team from producing reports to driving decisions.
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Effectiveness · Ebook
40 Data Analytics Buzzwords
Plain language for forty terms people use without agreeing on what they mean.
Open the resourceMake it clear who carries what.
Work stalls when ownership is vague. These show who holds the decision, the risk and the relationship.
Ownership · Template
Stakeholder Mapping
Rates power and interest one to five, so you know which conversation to have first.
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Ownership · Framework
60-Day Operational Audit
A fixed sequence for finding the bottlenecks and the waste inside two months.
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Ownership · Diagnostic
High Performer Flight Risk
The early signals that show up months before the resignation letter does.
Open the resourceKeep the human side intact.
Output bought with the team goodwill runs out. These protect the part that never shows up in a dashboard.
Well-Being · Template
Team Gratitude Exercise
Sixty minutes, four vectors, specific appreciation. Runs on a Miro board with slides.
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Well-Being · Cheatsheet
Meeting Types Cheatsheet
Seven formats matched to the decision you actually need out of the room.
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Well-Being · Assessment
The 4 Vectors Productivity Test
Six minutes, a plain reading of your pattern across all four vectors.
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