How to Use the Library
Start With the Gap
Identify the behavioral gap, find the domain it belongs to, then choose the practice that most closely matches what you're seeing.
Complete practices include both the Practitioner Experience and Coaching Layer. The structure is already built; adapt the Signal and Redirect to fit the Practitioner and their real work. The Practitioner Experience is where the behavior runs — the Coaching Layer is where the evidence is read, the same four elements seen from the outside.
Practices at a Glance
All 26 Practices, Mapped
Every Practice in the Library, grouped by domain — each with a complete Practitioner Experience and Coaching Layer. Try Next points to a natural follow-on: the next practice in the same domain, or the domain it borders once that one is running.
| Practice | What It Does | Try Next |
|---|---|---|
| Communication & Clarity | ||
01 The Bottom Line Up FrontPractitionerCoach |
Find the one sentence that matters. Move it to the front. Let everything else follow. | 02 · The 60-Second Floor |
02 The 60-Second FloorPractitionerCoach |
Run a ten-second filter before you speak. Lead with the point, prove it once, name the ask. | 19 · The SBI Frame |
19 The SBI FramePractitionerCoach |
Structure feedback as Situation, Behavior, Impact — so it lands as a description, not a verdict. | 20 · The Spoken Draft |
20 The Spoken DraftPractitionerCoach |
Speak your opening out loud, all the way through, before the real thing — slides don't rehearse, your voice does. | 24 · The Named Concern |
24 The Named ConcernPractitionerCoach |
Name your reservation directly, in one clean sentence, before the room moves on. | 26 · The Written Record |
26 The Written RecordPractitionerCoach |
Send a two-sentence note after the meeting when your concern wasn't engaged with — naming it and the risk. | 05 · The Owner's StampOwnership & Accountability |
| Prioritization | ||
03 The Priority FilterPractitionerCoach |
Pick your top 3 priorities. Let them be the filter for what you say yes to. | 04 · The Trade-Off Out Loud |
04 The Trade-Off Out LoudPractitionerCoach |
Name what moves before you say yes, so the cost is visible, not discovered later. | 05 · The Owner's StampOwnership & Accountability |
| Ownership & Accountability | ||
05 The Owner's StampPractitionerCoach |
Your recommendation carries weight — say it like it does. | 06 · The Proactive Ping |
06 The Proactive PingPractitionerCoach |
Surface the change yourself, before anyone has to come looking for it. | 09 · The Hypothesis FirstProblem-Solving & Critical Thinking |
| Collaboration & Teamwork | ||
07 The Input AskPractitionerCoach |
Ask one real question before you finalize, so the work gets better before it ships. | 08 · The Contribution Cue |
08 The Contribution CuePractitionerCoach |
Come with one question and one build, and let that be your contribution. | 18 · The Pinned Window |
18 The Pinned WindowPractitionerCoach |
Replace open-ended timing with a specific window — day, time, and timezone — so the ask can't be misread. | 21 · The Full Stop |
21 The Full StopPractitionerCoach |
Let them finish. The impulse to speak arrives before the other person is done — the practice is one thing: wait. | 23 · The Quiet Invite |
23 The Quiet InvitePractitionerCoach |
Before closing the discussion, name someone who hasn't spoken and ask for their read. | 25 · The Recognition Note |
25 The Recognition NotePractitionerCoach |
Send one message naming exactly what someone's contribution was and why it mattered — within 24 hours. | 11 · The Two-Second PauseEmotional Intelligence |
| Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking | ||
09 The Hypothesis FirstPractitionerCoach |
Bring a hypothesis with every problem you surface, not just the problem. | 10 · The Assumption Audit |
10 The Assumption AuditPractitionerCoach |
Name the assumption that could break your recommendation, before someone else finds it. | 17 · The Second Option |
17 The Second OptionPractitionerCoach |
Generate one credible alternative before you commit — and make your first idea earn its place. | 05 · The Owner's StampOwnership & Accountability |
| Adaptability | ||
15 The RecalibrationPractitionerCoach |
Name what changed and what you'll do differently — within a day, before anyone has to ask. | 16 · The Friday Scan |
16 The Friday ScanPractitionerCoach |
One question at the end of the week — what shifted that you haven't deliberately responded to yet. | 03 · The Priority FilterPrioritization |
| Emotional Intelligence | ||
11 The Two-Second PausePractitionerCoach |
Two seconds is the distance between the response that helps and the one you spend the day managing. | 12 · The Check-In Question |
12 The Check-In QuestionPractitionerCoach |
One real question before the agenda — because the answer might change what the conversation needs to be. | 22 · The Warm Layer |
22 The Warm LayerPractitionerCoach |
One sentence of human context before the task, so the request lands like it came from a person. | 13 · The Invisible HandInfluencing Without Authority |
| Influencing Without Authority | ||
13 The Invisible HandPractitionerCoach |
Open with what they care about before you state your ask — ninety seconds changes how the response arrives. | 14 · The Pre-Meeting Move |
14 The Pre-Meeting MovePractitionerCoach |
Obtain support ahead of the meeting so the room just confirms what's already settled. | 11 · The Two-Second PauseEmotional Intelligence |
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