Management: applied in context

Start from the situation you are in

Each link opens the first step of a template, free to read.

• I'm taking over a team4.1 Team Purpose & Outcomes, 35 min
• I have an offer to negotiate5.11 Negotiation Prep Sheet, 45 min
• I need to plan a budget or explain a variance5.10 Budget, Forecast and Variance, 45 min
• I need to price my work or my offer6.22 Pricing Your Offer, 55 min
• I have a new manager9.2 Expectations Alignment Canvas, 35 min
• I want to stay valuable as AI changes my job10.7 AI Task Map, 40 min

Every tool shows how much research stands behind it

Most template collections repeat popular frameworks without saying which ones hold up. Here each framework carries one of five labels, taken from a register of named sources. Weak tools have been removed or replaced, and the note says why.

• Strong research Meta-analyses or replicated findings.
• Mixed research Tested, but the support is uneven or depends on context.
• Weak or contested Little or conflicting support. Kept only when you will meet it at work, and labeled.
• Practice, not research Tools from leading firms and experienced practitioners, proven in use but not in studies.
• Rule of thumb A useful simplification without research behind it.

What is inside

174 templates across 10 modules, benchmarked against what leading business schools teach and what the major consulting firms publish.

• 1. Skills & Professional Development 18 templates
• 2. Research, Evidence & Methods 19 templates
• 3. Leadership, Power & Change 21 templates
• 4. People, Teams & Culture 21 templates
• 5. Money & Deals 10 templates
• 6. Marketing, Customers & Value 21 templates
• 7. International Business & Strategy 23 templates
• 8. Operations, Projects & Implementation 22 templates
• 9. Managing Up 6 templates
• 10. AI for Leaders & Professionals 13 templates