Tools for the Journey
The Practice
Frameworks and tools you can use this week. No consultant required. No budget approval needed. Just practical resources for practitioners.
Free AI Diagnostic
The Blind Spot Check
Five questions. One honest observation about the gap between what you intend as a leader and how your organization actually experiences it.
Launching March 11, 2026. Free. Takes about five minutes.
What are you trying to do?
Select the resources that match where you are right now.
I’m trying to…
See Clearly
Diagnostic tools for understanding what’s actually happening, not what you assume or hope is happening. The Blind Spot Check is the fastest way to start.
I’m trying to…
Decide
Frameworks for clarifying values and priorities, especially when they conflict and decisions cost something.
I’m trying to…
Implement
System design tools for turning intentions into automatic execution, making priorities real, not aspirational.
I’m trying to…
Sustain
Measurement and rhythm tools for maintaining momentum and detecting drift before initiatives quietly die.
Start Here
The Assessment shows where you are in the shift, which practice needs attention, and where to focus first.
The Shift Assessment
A diagnostic tool based on The Shift That Sticks methodology.
Takes about 10 minutes. Results are immediate. No login required.
Free. Private. Useful.
Featured Resources
Tools developed from 250+ sessions with city managers and county administrators.
Face the Truth
External Influences Framework
Identify the factors shaping your decisions that you may not be seeing. Map the external pressures, stakeholder expectations, and environmental conditions affecting your leadership.
Practice Resource
Define What Matters
The Cost Test
Discover what you actually value by examining what you’re willing to sacrifice. The gap between stated values and defended values reveals where transformation is needed.
Practice Resource
Reinforce the Change
Drift Detection Questions
Five diagnostic questions to surface whether previous changes are still holding. Useful in a leadership team meeting or a one-on-one to identify where initiatives may be quietly reverting.
Practice Resource
Research
Local Government Companion to the 2025 World Happiness Report
A practical guide translating global happiness research into actionable insights for local government leaders. Written by Rob Duncan.
Practice Resource
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