The work
Find the constraint, build the system around it, then hold the cadence long enough for it to set. The sequence begins at the first step. Begin at the second only if you already know which pillar is failing.
Start from your situation
Five situations this method is built for. Find yours on the left, then read across. The pillar named on each row is where the framework says to look first — it is an orientation, not a finding, and the Diagnostic is what settles it.
“I inherited this. I do not yet know what is load-bearing.”
Where to look firstGovernance
“The boxes moved. The decisions did not.”
Where to look firstIntegration
“What worked at our old size is failing at this one.”
Where to look firstRhythm
“We announced it. It is still announced.”
Where to look firstRhythm
“Someone is about to ask us to show our work.”
Where to look firstDurability
If none of the five is yours, that is worth knowing too. Say so in a sentence and you will get a straight answer about whether this is the right firm.
Describe your situation →The three stages
Each stage ends in something you own and can use without Gerode in the room. They run in this order because the second is worth less without the first.
“We know execution is slipping, but not why.”
$5,000–$10,000
What this involves →“We need an operating system around this priority.”
$10,000–$20,000
What this involves →“We need discipline, not another report.”
$4,500–$9,500 per month
What this involves →The retainer generally follows a diagnostic or a sprint. It is not a way in. It is how you keep what the first two built.
Two engagements sit outside this sequence: an Executive Decision & Narrative Package, and a FREE GRID™ workshop. Both are real. Neither is a way into the method, which is why neither is one of the three steps above.