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Weakest area in the test? Start with this template.
Test area: Clarity of goal
Strategy from the Obstacle: a sheet for the owner
Built on: Good Strategy Bad Strategy (R. Rumelt) · Playing to Win (A.G. Lafley, R. Martin) · Sources of Power (G. Klein)
Test area: Decisions
Decision Card: one bet in writing
Built on: High Output Management (A. Grove) · Thinking in Bets (A. Duke) · Smart Choices (J. Hammond, R. Keeney, H. Raiffa)
Test area: AI
AI Rules for Your Team
Built on: Co-Intelligence (E. Mollick) · Rewired (E. Lamarre, K. Smaje, R. Levin) · HBR Guide to Generative AI for Managers (E. Farri, G. Rosani)
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Model: Problem Breakdown
Problem Breakdown: the gap, three explanations, one test
Built on: Bulletproof Problem Solving (C. Conn, R. McLean) · The McKinsey Way (E. Rasiel) · The Minto Pyramid Principle (B. Minto) · The Secrets of Consulting (G. Weinberg)
Model: The Bottleneck
A walk from inquiry to payment
Built on: The Goal (E. Goldratt, J. Cox) · High Output Management (A. Grove) · Lean Thinking (J. Womack, D. Jones) · We Don't Make Widgets (K. Miller)
Model: Advantage Map
Advantage Map: four decisions
Built on: Blue Ocean Strategy (W. Chan Kim, R. Mauborgne)
Model: Offer Teardown
Offer Teardown: the owner’s sheet
Built on: $100M Offers (A. Hormozi) · Monetizing Innovation (M. Ramanujam, G. Tacke)
Model: Company Core
Company Core: what stays, what changes
Built on: Built to Last (J. Collins, J. Porras) · Start with Why (S. Sinek)
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What to automate first
Built on: Co-Intelligence (E. Mollick) · The Goal (E. Goldratt, J. Cox) · Universal Principles of Design (W. Lidwell, K. Holden, J. Butler) · The 4-Hour Workweek (T. Ferriss)
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Do people grow here? The four-pillar sheet
Built on: Principles (R. Dalio) · Mindset (C. Dweck) · The Five Dysfunctions of a Team (P. Lencioni) · Radical Candor (K. Scott) · Multipliers (L. Wiseman) · Drive (D. Pink)
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Marketing: where to start
Built on: Start with Why (S. Sinek) · Obviously Awesome (A. Dunford) · Building a StoryBrand (D. Miller) · The 1-Page Marketing Plan (A. Dib)
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