Operating scars, not a textbook.
Most people who advise on a business have studied one. The people behind Summit have run them — and the questions we ask come out of that rather than out of a course.
17 yearsWith a global express carrier, from the front line to senior manager — and through the turnarounds that came with it.
20 yearsRunning companies of our own, including a delivery and logistics business bought in 2012 and run for nine years.
Four gearsThe Ascent Framework: one system, built out of the companies above rather than a course, and scored the same way every time.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Leaders at a turning point.
A growth plateau, a restructuring that has been put off, or a change of direction — the point at which it is clear the next stage needs something different from what got you here.
HOW IT WORKS
Diagnose first, then a cadence.
Score the four gears and find where the business is actually stuck.
Build the work around that one thing rather than around a curriculum.
Real accountability between sessions, and a re-measurement at the end of the quarter.