THE FLIGHT MANUAL SERIES
Five tools for five conversations every leader faces.
You know the conversation is coming. Feedback that needs to land. A delegation that needs to stick. An ask that needs to go up. A course correction that can't wait. A relationship that's gone sideways. Each Flight Manual tool takes about ten minutes and builds a complete strategy — written for your specific person and your specific situation.
HOW IT WORKS
Pick
the situation
Each tool is built for a specific leadership moment — giving feedback, delegating, managing up, course-correcting someone who's drifted, or diagnosing a relationship that's gone sideways. Pick the one that matches what you're dealing with right now.
Answer
the prompts
You'll describe the person, the situation, what you've tried, and your own defaults. The questions are specific — not personality inventory stuff. The more concrete your answers, the more useful the strategy.
Get a plan
you can use today
Every section is written for this specific person and this specific situation. Not generic advice. Specific language, specific moves, specific recovery plans if the conversation goes sideways. Downloadable PDF.
The Crosscheck
Free to
Free to $14.99
Something is off with someone you work with and you can't name it. The Crosscheck maps the symptoms, diagnoses the root cause, and builds a strategy calibrated to the relationship and the dynamic. Pick the relationship, select what you're seeing, and get a read that goes deeper than the surface behavior.
19 QUESTIONS · AI-POWERED ANALYSIS · STRATEGY PDF
The Debrief
Free to $14.99
You need to give someone feedback and you want it to land — not bounce. The Debrief builds a complete feedback strategy: how to open, what to say, what evidence to use, what to expect, and how to recover if they shut down or get defensive.
19 QUESTIONS · 11 STRATEGY SECTIONS · DOWNLOADABLE PDF
The Handoff
Free to $14.99
You need to delegate something and you want it to stick — not bounce back to your desk. The Handoff plans the delegation: how to frame it, what authority to transfer, what guardrails to set, and where your instinct to hold on will cost you.
19 QUESTIONS · 10 STRATEGY SECTIONS · DOWNLOADABLE PDF
The Uplink
Free to $14.99
You need something from someone above you — a decision, a resource, air cover, a conversation they're avoiding. The Uplink builds an upward strategy: how to frame the ask, when to push, what language to use, and what to do when the answer is no.
19 QUESTIONS · 10 STRATEGY SECTIONS · DOWNLOADABLE PDF
The Redirect
Free to $14.99
Someone who used to be on track has drifted — declining output, shifting attitude, growing distance. The Redirect plans the course correction: how to name the drift, what's actually driving it, and how to reset without escalating or destroying the relationship.
19 QUESTIONS · 10 STRATEGY SECTIONS · DOWNLOADABLE PDF
Not sure which conversation to start with?
We get it. Leadership isn't a straight line. If you're looking at your team and seeing symptoms but not the cause, let's talk. We'll identify the highest-leverage conversation for your specific situation so you can move forward with confidence.
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