Book

Atoms & Orchestras is a short workbook that shows how to apply our standards of competence and ethics using The Toolkit. Standards-Based Management is a system that flexes and scales for all types of organizations.

“As a lawyer, I’ve used The Center’s Toolkit for years. It’s not only helped me as head of the office, but also improved my understanding of how my CEO clients think and of the language they use.” Tim Stewart, Managing Partner, Dewitt Law

Atoms & Orchestras

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Question-Based Planning

An in-depth exploration of how to brainstorm, prioritize, and distill hundreds of thoughtful questions into a one-page Goal Tree. It’s a jargon-free revolution against the inefficient, ineffective, and frustrating tyranny of “strategic planning”.

Buildings Matter

Written for those responsible for these 50-year decisions, this book provides a simple framework for linking management goals to facilities–and for creating a winning business case for efficient, sustainable projects.

Speaking

Derrick Van Mell, the developer of The Index, has spoken about Standards-Based Management to associations and corporations across the US and in Asia and Europe. Typical speeches: