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The Stagnation Encyclopedia: Why Is Your Company Dying While You Celebrate Success?
The warning signs most executive teams miss, in one reference.
The Three Essential Leadership Behaviors That Make or Break Organizational Transformation
Three behaviors that quietly sabotage change efforts, and how to master them.
HOT System Transformation vs. Kotter's 8-Step Change Model
A 90-day rapid turnaround approach compared with the classic 8-step model.
The 3-Question Transformation Leader Test
Three questions that show who can actually run a turnaround.
What's the “70% Rule” and Why Does It Work?
Decide before you have every fact, and stop paying for delay.
What's the Difference Between Activity and Productivity?
The audit that turns busyness into measurable impact.
Drowning in Data but
Starving for Strategic Solutions?
Free MBA Alternative for Operators
The Stagnation Assassin MBA: A Free Alternative Business Education for Operators Todd Takes: Traditional MBAs teach you to analyze problems. […] Read More
Historical Business Case Audits
Historical Business Case Audits: Forensic Leadership Analysis from a Fortune 500 Operator Todd Takes: Academic case studies ask "what happened." […] Read More
Business Book Reviews for Operators
Business Book Reviews by a Fortune 500 Operator: The Stagnation Assassin Framework Todd Takes: Most business book reviews tell you […] Read More
Business Stat of the Day for Operators
Business Stat of the Day: Data-Driven Insights for Operators Todd Takes: Most operators consume business news by skimming headlines. A […] Read More
The 15 Best Business Podcasts of 2026
The 15 Best Business Podcasts of 2026 Todd Takes: Most "best business podcast" lists are written by people who don't […] Read More
Award-Winning Business Podcasts (2026)
10 Award-Winning Business Podcasts You Should Be Listening To Todd Takes: Podcast awards don't guarantee quality, but they're a useful […] Read More
Business Podcast Sub-Series Formats
7 Business Podcast Sub-Series Formats That Keep Listeners Subscribed Todd Takes: Most business podcasts lose listeners not because the content […] Read More
Stagnation Assassin Show Wins Stevie Gold
They Just Gave Me a Gold Medal for Pissing People Off The Stagnation Assassin Show just won Gold at the […] Read More
3 Hidden Thieves Stealing Your Capacity
Proprietary Strategy Framework: The Three Hidden Capacity Killers — Changeover Time, Information Bottlenecks, Organizational Complexity STAGNATION ASSASSIN / CHAPTER 6 […] Read More
The 30-Year Fridge Orthodoxy We Killed
Proprietary Strategy Framework: The Dispenser Orthodoxy Case Study STAGNATION ASSASSIN / CHAPTER 8 / CASE STUDY THE DISPENSER ORTHODOXY For […] Read More
9 Frameworks. 3 Points. 200% Transformation
Proprietary Strategy Framework: The Three Integration Points STAGNATION ASSASSIN / CHAPTER 10 / INTEGRATION THE THREE INTEGRATION POINTS Nine frameworks, […] Read More
The Provocateur Question That 2X’d a Biz
Proprietary Strategy Framework: The REM Remanufacturing Reveal — Provocateur Case Study STAGNATION ASSASSIN / CASE STUDY / THE PROVOCATEUR'S QUESTION […] Read More