OUR TOOLS

help you see the business more clearly.

Can’t decide where to start?We recommend the Firefighting Check.

Quick Checks

Two quick diagnostics that show how the business runs, and your part in it.

The Firefighting Check

Find out how widespread firefighting really is in your operation — from daily interruptions to recurring problems and extra effort to keep work moving.

The Run Check

See how much of your work revolves around running the operation and how much goes to improving how it works and building what comes next.

Worksheets

Two simple tools to help you identify what’s getting in the way of the work.

Where Did Your Time Go?

Track what fills your week and see how much time goes to the Run versus improving or growing the business.

What's Creating Operational Clutter?

Surface the meetings, reports, habits, and activities that slow work down or add unnecessary complexity to your operations.

Guides

Short reads that explain the ideas behind these tools.

Run Improve Grow^®

A short introduction to Run–Improve–Grow and the thinking behind it.

When Every Day Is Firefighting

A practical look at why operations slip into constant firefighting and how you can restore calm reliability.

Get the book that grew out of the work

It’s a clear introduction to the method and a gut-check for any leader who feels trapped in the Run.

Available in e-book, audio, and paperback.