Executive Tools Suite
29 free diagnostic & strategy tools for mid-market CEOs and executives.
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Clarity
Better decisions & communication · 4 tools
Strategic Foresight Planner
5-module executive planning: frame your challenge, define future vision, analyze gaps, build strategy, and auto-generate your executive summary.
Based on Shell Scenario Planning methodology & OECD Strategic Foresight Framework
Executive Decision Matrix
Input a decision with criteria and options. Get weighted scoring, risk flags, and a defensible AI-generated recommendation.
Based on the Weighted Decision Matrix (Pugh, 1981) & Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA)
Meeting Debrief Generator
Paste raw meeting notes → structured summary, decisions, action items with owners, and a ready-to-send follow-up email. Saves 20–30 min per meeting.
Based on After Action Review (AAR) methodology, U.S. Army & GTD framework (David Allen)
Board Meeting Prep Assistant
Input agenda topics and business context → talking points, anticipated board questions, and pre-read material per agenda item.
Based on corporate governance best practices (NACD) & McKinsey board reporting standards
Growth
Revenue, markets & expansion · 6 tools
Business Case Builder
5-step guided wizard through problem, solution, costs, ROI, and risks → outputs a polished board-ready one-page business case.
Based on Harvard Business School business case framework & PMI cost-benefit analysis standards
Investor & Board Update Generator
Fill in revenue, key wins, misses, and asks → structured investor update email or board narrative ready to send in seconds.
Based on Sequoia Capital investor update template & First Round Capital reporting best practices
Customer Segmentation Mapper
Describe your customer base → segmentation framework with persona profiles, revenue potential per segment, and GTM priority ranking.
Based on STP model (Kotler & Keller) & Jobs-to-be-Done theory (Clayton Christensen)
M&A Exit Readiness Score
20 questions on financials, team, IP, and customer concentration → M&A readiness score, valuation levers, and a prioritized 90-day prep plan.
Based on Investment Banking M&A due diligence frameworks (Goldman Sachs, PwC)
Go-To-Market Launch Planner
Describe a new product or market entry → sequenced GTM plan with ICP, channels, milestones, resource requirements, and 30-day launch checklist.
Based on Geoffrey Moore’s Crossing the Chasm & April Dunford’s positioning framework
Partnership & Alliance Evaluator
Describe a potential partnership → scores strategic fit, dependency risk, and revenue upside. Outputs a structured deal brief and negotiation leverage analysis.
Based on McKinsey alliance evaluation framework & Doz & Hamel strategic alliance theory
Operations
Execution, alignment & AI · 6 tools
Change Readiness Diagnostic
15-question, 5-category assessment with live radar chart and color-coded scoring. Know if your organization is ready before committing to change.
Based on Kotter’s 8-Step Change Model & Prosci ADKAR framework
CEO AI Automation Diagnostic
Covers 6 departments with industry-specific insights and ROI-framed outputs. Vendor-neutral. Identifies your highest-impact AI opportunities.
Based on MIT Sloan AI readiness research & McKinsey Global Institute AI adoption benchmarks
CEO Value Chain Diagnostic
Research-backed pain points for $3M–$50M businesses. Includes Founder Freedom Score, bottleneck detection, and valuation impact framing.
Based on Michael Porter’s Value Chain Analysis (Competitive Advantage, 1985)
OKR Builder & Alignment Checker
Input company goals → AI generates cascading OKRs (company → team → individual), flags misalignments, and scores strategic coherence.
Based on OKR framework by Andy Grove (Intel, 1970s), popularised by John Doerr’s Measure What Matters
Pricing Strategy Diagnostic
4-step wizard covering margins, competitive positioning, buyer behaviour, and goals → optimal pricing model, tier architecture, anchor strategy, and a 60-day action plan.
Based on Van Westendorp Price Sensitivity Meter & Thomas Nagle’s The Strategy and Tactics of Pricing
Speed & Waste Diagnostic
Assess organizational agility, lean operations, and flow. Identifies the 8 lean wastes present in your business and ranks recommendations by ROI.
Based on Toyota Production System (TPS) & Lean Manufacturing (Taiichi Ohno, 1978)
People
Talent, leadership & culture · 5 tools
Leadership Self-Portrait Data Organizer
Track and compare self-assessment scores across role archetypes and core competencies. Structured to capture Self, Peer, and Gap data across 9 leadership dimensions.
Based on 360-degree feedback methodology (Lepsinger & Lucia) & Johari Window model (Luft & Ingham, 1955)
Leadership Competency Assessment
Rate yourself on key leadership dimensions. Real-time radar chart vs. ideal profile. Identifies top strengths and priority development areas.
Based on Lominger Leadership Architect competency library & Korn Ferry leadership framework
Hiring Brief & Interview Generator
Input role, team context, and culture → job brief, 3 candidate personas, and a tailored interview question bank per competency.
Based on Structured Behavioral Interviewing (SBI) & Lou Adler’s Performance-Based Hiring
Talent Retention Risk Scanner
Assess key roles across compensation, engagement, alternatives, and tenure → flight risk scores, retention levers, and succession gap alerts.
Based on Gallup Q12 Employee Engagement research & Mitchell’s Job Embeddedness theory
CEO Time & Energy Audit
Analyze time allocation, delegation gaps, and energy peaks → time audit breakdown, delegation map, and a redesigned CEO-worthy weekly calendar.
Based on Peter Drucker’s The Effective Executive & HBS research on CEO time use (Porter & Nohria, 2018)
Risk & Finance
Resilience, AI strategy & negotiation · 5 tools
AI Compute Trade-Off Calculator
5-axis framework: Task Complexity, Latency, Cost, Scalability, Accuracy. Radar charts across 4 deployment tiers. Grounded in 2025 AI infrastructure economics.
Based on MLCommons AI benchmarking standards & Gartner AI infrastructure cost modelling
AI Build vs Buy Navigator
Should you build AI in-house, buy from a provider, or go hybrid? 10-dimension analysis covering data, talent, cost, compliance, and strategic fit.
Based on classic Build vs Buy decision theory (Lacity & Hirschheim) & Gartner technology adoption framework
Cash Flow Stress Tester
Model 3 scenarios (pessimistic/base/optimistic) + fixed costs → visualizes 12-month runway, break-even, and financial danger zones.
Based on Monte Carlo scenario modelling & CFO stress-testing practices (Basel III standards)
Strategic Options Analyzer
Describe a business challenge → 3–5 strategic options with pros/cons, resource requirements, time-to-impact, risk level, and a clear recommendation.
Based on Real Options theory (Myers, 1977) & McKinsey strategic choice-making framework
High-Stakes Negotiation Coach
Input deal context, counterpart profile, and your BATNA → talking points, likely objections, concession strategy, red lines, and position strength score.
Based on Getting to Yes (Fisher & Ury, Harvard Negotiation Project, 1981) & BATNA framework
Innovation
Design thinking, sustainability & strategy · 3 tools
Innovation Sprint Coach
AI-guided Design Thinking companion. Move from messy problem to testable solution across 5 phases: Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test — with AI insights at each step.
Based on Stanford d.school Design Thinking framework (Hasso Plattner Institute, 2004)
Sustainability Value Finder
Identify your highest-impact ESG levers across environmental, social, and governance dimensions. Turns sustainability into a business advantage with a 90-day action plan.
Based on GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards & Porter & Kramer’s Shared Value framework (HBR, 2011)
Customer Segment Growth Map
Identify underserved segments and innovation adjacencies in your market. Map where your next phase of growth can realistically come from.
Based on Ansoff Growth Matrix (1957) & Blue Ocean Strategy (Kim & Mauborgne, 2005)
Learning & Utilities
AI literacy, prompts & tools · 4 tools
Character Counter
Live character, word, and line count as you type. Clean, distraction-free writing aid with a visual progress bar.
Original utility tool by Pablo Franzo
Key AI Concepts for Executives
AI concepts grouped by strategy, design, and implementation. An interactive reference for executives getting up to speed on AI fundamentals fast.
Curated from MIT, Stanford HAI, and Anthropic AI literacy curricula
Executive Prompt Library
Curated prompts for executive workflows. Ready to use, copy, and adapt for your own Claude or ChatGPT sessions.
Original collection by Pablo Franzo, informed by Anthropic & OpenAI prompt engineering guidelines
Focus BIP Timer
Simple timer to refresh attention every 10–15 minutes. Originally built for training sessions — useful for any focused work sprint.
Inspired by Pomodoro Technique (Francesco Cirillo, 1980s) & spaced attention research