The books behind the system.
Great leaders are great readers. These are the books that built the SDE Framework, sorted by the pillar they help you build: Standards, Discipline and Execution. For the best ones, you can grab my handwritten notes.
Start here
The core shelf.
If you only read eight, read these. They're the books I coach from, and the ideas show up in every workshop and every week of the program.
On the nightstand
What I'm reading right now.
The shelf keeps growing. Here's what's open this month.
The full shelf
Find the book for the problem you have.
Pick the pillar your team is weakest in. Not sure which one? The free SDE Assessment tells you in 30 questions.
Also on the shelf
Free · George's notes
Get my handwritten notes.
One page per book, drawn by hand while I read: the takeaways, quotes and ideas that stood out. Use them before a team meeting, or to decide which book to read next.
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Take it past the page
Reading is the warm-up. Your team is the game.
A book gives you the idea. Your team gets better when the idea turns into a standard, a habit and a score.
Listen · every Monday
The podcast
The current series takes Kyle McDowell's Begin With WE one WE per episode and turns each one into what it looks like on your team.
Start the series →For your team · free
The SDE Assessment
30 questions. Find out whether Standards, Discipline or Execution is holding your team back, then read for that pillar.
Take the assessment →For your team · the main event
The SDE 9-Week Program
Nine weeks, one principle a week, on your real team. The ideas from these books, run live with your people.
See the 9 weeks →