First, Break All the Rules · the starter pack
Run First, Break All the Rules with measurement — in order.
First, Break All the Rules is the great-manager program — so run the keys in order: stand up the engagement read first, then fix selection, outcomes, strengths, fit, and the manager measure. Each is a diagnostic; together they're how a manager actually executes the book.
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The Measuring Stick — engagement that predicts
Stand up a team-level engagement read (the conditions a manager can move) — the foundation everything else is measured against.
DiagnosticTeam-level engagement (our own items, NOT the proprietary Q12).
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Key 1 — Select for Talent
Fix selection: validated, role-specific, and measured for quality-of-hire.
DiagnosticValidated selection + role-fit (quality-of-hire).
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Key 2 — Define the Right Outcomes
Define and align outcomes, give route autonomy, and watch the metric for gaming.
DiagnosticOutcome / alignment analysis.
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Key 3 — Focus on Strengths
Assess role-fit (the spike), manage both tails, fix fatal gaps — not a generic strengths wheel.
DiagnosticRole-fit / KSA profiling.
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Key 4 — Find the Right Fit
Decide moves on fit-for-the-next-role and build non-up paths — avoid the Peter Principle.
DiagnosticRole-fit + career-pathing on the job architecture.
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The Manager Matters Most
Measure manager effectiveness against team outcomes — the biggest controllable lever.
DiagnosticManager-effectiveness, graded against unit outcomes.
Run the six in order and you've executed the heart of First, Break All the Rules with measurement behind every move — not a reading, a program.