Format: PDF
Page Count: 5 (Not Including Cover)
The first of the Six Laws is about seeing clearly before you attempt to fix anything. This guide teaches you to separate surface causes from the one underneath that actually controls the outcome, then gives you a two-page worksheet to run a real problem through — one you're facing right now, not a hypothetical one.
WHAT'S INSIDE
The Formula and the Six Laws (reference page)
The complete strategy formula with every term defined, plus the concentric ring model showing how the six laws nest inside one another. Each law contains the one before it. Nothing outward is sound if the center is wrong. Keep this page even after you've worked the sheet.
The Law of Problems (two-page guide)
The law itself
Two kinds of factors
Why problems persist
The child and the mess
Three requirements for solving anything
Four questions that find the root
Working the Problem (two-page worksheet)
FORMAT
8.5in × 11in, US Letter — prints on standard paper
5 pages, print-ready PDF, designed for handwriting
Law One of the Six Laws of Strategy
WHO IT'S FOR
Leaders, founders, ministry and nonprofit teams, and anyone who keeps solving the same problem twice. Also strong for team sessions — the contributing-versus-determining distinction gives a group fast, unemotional language for a disagreement about causes.
HOW TO USE IT
Read the guide pages once without a pen. Then pick one real problem — something currently costing you time, money, or peace — and work the sheet all the way through in a single sitting. Allow forty-five minutes. Question 8 is the one most people want to skip, and it's the one that pays.
WORKS BEST WITH
The Principle of Strategy, Parts 1–3, which establish the foundation this law builds on.
Format: PDF
Page Count: 5 (Not Including Cover)
The first of the Six Laws is about seeing clearly before you attempt to fix anything. This guide teaches you to separate surface causes from the one underneath that actually controls the outcome, then gives you a two-page worksheet to run a real problem through — one you're facing right now, not a hypothetical one.
WHAT'S INSIDE
The Formula and the Six Laws (reference page)
The complete strategy formula with every term defined, plus the concentric ring model showing how the six laws nest inside one another. Each law contains the one before it. Nothing outward is sound if the center is wrong. Keep this page even after you've worked the sheet.
The Law of Problems (two-page guide)
The law itself
Two kinds of factors
Why problems persist
The child and the mess
Three requirements for solving anything
Four questions that find the root
Working the Problem (two-page worksheet)
FORMAT
8.5in × 11in, US Letter — prints on standard paper
5 pages, print-ready PDF, designed for handwriting
Law One of the Six Laws of Strategy
WHO IT'S FOR
Leaders, founders, ministry and nonprofit teams, and anyone who keeps solving the same problem twice. Also strong for team sessions — the contributing-versus-determining distinction gives a group fast, unemotional language for a disagreement about causes.
HOW TO USE IT
Read the guide pages once without a pen. Then pick one real problem — something currently costing you time, money, or peace — and work the sheet all the way through in a single sitting. Allow forty-five minutes. Question 8 is the one most people want to skip, and it's the one that pays.
WORKS BEST WITH
The Principle of Strategy, Parts 1–3, which establish the foundation this law builds on.
