One Year, 52 Tools, Now What?
Welcome to another Toolkit Tuesday! Every week, our goal is to give you a practical leadership tool to put in your toolkit.
So There I Was…
So here we are…celebrating 52 weeks of Toolkit Tuesday.
A full year. One tool a week.
Honestly, I (Steve) am shocked we made it to a year.
That is because of Matt. I’m the big-picture guy. Vision, frameworks, momentum. Matt’s the detail guy. Structure, execution, accountability.
I’d start something like this, but without Matt? You wouldn’t be reading email #52.
We’ve given you frameworks and tools.
Support and Challenge
5 Voices
Communication Code
5 Gears
Team alignment
Expectation clarity
Conflict resolution
…and more.
This all started with a simple idea: Help first. Help always.
Because we knew leaders like you were overwhelmed, overloaded, and looking for practical help.
And the biggest thing we’ve learned after a year?
Leaders don’t need more tools.
They need to use the ones they already have.
The Challenge
Let’s get real for a second…
How many of these tools have you actually implemented?
How many have you shared with someone else?
If you’re not implementing, you’re just collecting… And collecting leadership tools doesn’t make you a leader… And a dusty toolkit doesn’t scale your team.
The goal isn’t more information.
The goal is transformation.
The Tool: Activate What You Already Have
This week’s tool isn’t a model—it’s a mindset:
Don’t just read leadership tools.
Live them.
Teach them.
Multiply them.
Pick one Toolkit you’ve saved this past year, and use it with someone on your team this week.
Print it. Sketch it. Share it. But don’t let it sit.
Share what you learned from using the tool to yourself.
And help them use it.
Why This Matters Now
You’ve invested a full year receiving these emails.
If you don’t act on what you’ve learned, you’re not growing in 2025.
You’re just reliving 2024.
Change doesn’t come from knowledge.
It comes from action.
The Result
Matt and I don’t just write about these tools.
We use them.
We’re not chasing clicks. We’re chasing transformation. For ourselves. For the leaders we serve.
That’s why we use these tools with each other.
Every quarter, we review our Peace Index.
We check in on our Voice Order and the 70/30 Rule.
We pull up tools to navigate conflict and call each other up.
These tools aren’t just ideas.
They’re how we lead. And they’re how we grow.
And they’re how you scale.
Take Action
Share a tool this week. Or share this newsletter with a leader who needs it.
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Closing the Loop
We’re so grateful. Grateful that we get to do this together. Grateful for the leaders we get to work with. And grateful for you engaging with us.
Thanks for sticking with us for a full year of Toolkit Tuesdays.
We started with one goal: Help first. Help always.
Here’s to another 52 weeks of building leaders worth following.
