Resources for Focused Growth
Stop Spinning Your Wheels. Your curated library of the most impactful assets we use with our own clients.
The practical tools and frameworks that address the Operational & Systems Chaos that slows you down.
Build Your Systems
Tactical Tools & Workbooks
These low-cost and free resources are designed to be deployed instantly, giving you a quick win against the symptoms of poor process and low engagement. Use these to bring immediate focus and structure to your day-to-day operations.
Icebreakers and Team Connection Toolkit
Premium Facilitation Design: Over 50 high-quality, professional slides of activities and instructions designed hold attention and facilitate responses
Battle-Tested Content: Refined activities from over a decade of working with remote and hybrid teams
Three Essential Categories: Icebreakers (Warm the Room Up), Team Building (Foster Storytelling and Connection), and Meeting Wrap-ups (Ensure Alignment)
Complete Guide to Conducting a SWOT Analysis
Conduct a focused, time-bound SWOT analysis that surfaces the core strategic drivers of your business. This insight will serve as the bridge to your 3-year and 1-year planning.
Setting and achieving ambitious goals using a proven framework (OKRs)
The essential, pragmatic guide for leaders who have a clear vision but lack a focused, scalable operating model.
This toolkit provides the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) framework, translated into a hands-on, step-by-step workbook to eliminate operational chaos, align your leadership on the few priorities that matter, and ensure every team member is marching toward the same ambitious, measurable outcomes. Transform your strategy into meticulous execution today.
The Workbooks & Playbooks You Can Use Today. Simple, downloadable templates, checklists, and guides to help you tackle common scaling challenges, from documenting basic processes to running an effective 1:1 meeting. These are battle-tested, ready-to-use slide decks and frameworks refined over a decade of hands-on work with scaling companies. They are designed for fast adoption, high-quality facilitation, and immediate impact. Example: Our Icebreakers & Team Connection Toolkit helps you eliminate wasted time and boost engagement in your L10s and team meetings. Our free Goal Accelerator Workbook is the simple, practical first step to cutting through complexity and driving your next 90 days of growth.
Expand Your Strategy
Recommended Reading
The best leaders are constant students. These are the books our Nexus North strategists and coaches rely on—the essential reading list for any founder or executive team dedicated to escaping Loss of Focus & Burnout and achieving scalable growth.
The Infinite Game
Simon Sinek
The single most powerful concept for scaling leaders. It forces you to shift from thinking about short-term transactional wins (a "Finite Game") to building a Just Cause and a resilient organization that lasts beyond your tenure (the "Infinite Game"). Essential for defining the enduring strategy that will take you from 7 to 9 figures.
Think Again
Adam Grant
The key to escaping Operational Chaos is the ability to adapt. This book shows leaders how to build a culture of intellectual humility and curiosity. It's vital for scaling teams to learn how to actively reconsider assumptions, challenge long-held beliefs, and continuously refine the processes that drive growth.
Grit
Angela Duckworth
Scaling a company is a marathon, not a sprint. Founders often face Burnout and the loss of focus when the immediate excitement wears off. This book defines the two traits essential for long-term success: passion and perseverance. It provides the framework for leaders to cultivate these qualities in themselves and their teams.
Get the latest strategic thinking
Nexus North Insights
The rules of scaling are constantly changing. Our blog, Nexus North Insights, is where we distill decades of strategic experience into actionable, executive-level reading.
Here, you will find our latest thinking on how to navigate the specific challenges facing founder-led companies: everything from transitioning out of Operational Chaos to mastering strategic delegation and preventing Loss of Focus & Burnout.
These posts are not academic theory; they are the same frameworks and insights we use to help our clients build an enduring path to 9+ figures.
Reclaiming the North Star: Why Purpose and Values are Your Best Scaling Tool
Stuck between 10 dreams and 0 direction? Discover how defining your purpose and core values acts as a pragmatic roadmap to eliminate operational chaos and scale your business beyond the founder-led st... ...more
strategy ,leadership
January 19, 2026•3 min read
High-Performance Leadership Meetings: A Founder’s Guide | Nexus North
Stop the "scaling tax" of bad meetings. Learn how to implement the Lencioni meeting model, including weekly tactical and quarterly offsite agendas, to move from chaos to clarity. ...more
leadership ,teamwork &operations
January 09, 2026•3 min read
Why You Need a Single Source of Truth to Scale | Nexus North
Scaling from $5M to $20M requires operational sanity. Learn why a Single Source of Truth is more important than new software for killing the chaos and driving growth. ...more
strategy ,operations
January 05, 2026•3 min read
Strategic Planning for Founders: The 2026 Guide to Scaling
Stop spinning your wheels. Learn the Nexus North framework for annual planning, from brutal grading of past performance to setting high-impact OKRs. ...more
strategy
December 18, 2025•4 min read
5 Signs You've Outgrown Your Systems
Wasting money on software? Team out of sync? These aren't just "growing pains"—they're signs you've outgrown your systems. Learn how to fix the chaos. ...more
strategy ,operations
November 10, 2025•4 min read
Stop Spinning Your Wheels: A Simple Framework for Small Business Growth
Are you busy but not growing? This article gives small business leaders a simple, proven framework to define priorities, stay focused, and achieve measurable progress. ...more
strategy
September 12, 2025•4 min read
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