Diagnostic worksheets, implementation templates, reference guides, and reading — everything you need to locate what's breaking and start reinforcing it.
A one-page self-assessment that walks you through all four Structural Lanes and helps you identify your 2–3 highest-pressure Gates before reading another page. Takes about 15 minutes on paper — or take DIAL Lite online in 6–8. Gives you a clear first-move.
WORKSHEET PREVIEW
Five questions — one for each Truth Gate — that reveal how safely and quickly information moves through your system.
A blank D/I/N (Decide / Input / Notify) template — the book’s Appendix F decision-flow tool — designed around Gate 7 (the Decision Rights Gate) — one owner per decision type, with clear consultation and approval boundaries defined.
Rate your current strength on each of the five Formation pillars — Foundation, Frame, Core, Beam, and Capstone — with a simple 10-point scale and reflection prompts.
The interactive brittleness-tax calculator — friction, decision delay, and regrettable-turnover costs computed live on your own numbers, with every formula disclosed. A spreadsheet edition is in production.
All 22 Gates on a single two-sided card: gate name, core tension, failure signal, and one-line reinforcement. Print it. Keep it on your desk.
Step-by-step template for installing Gate 13 (the Conflict Resolution Gate) — defines first-contact expectations, time boundaries for resolution, and the escalation path when direct resolution fails.
A blank 49-day calendar template for teams running the Formation Journey together — with space for daily principle, reflection prompt, and one application note.
A monthly one-page review template for tracking standards against historical benchmarks — designed to surface Gate 21 (Drift Detection Gate) failures before normalization takes hold.
Descriptions of all 10 DIAL™ profiles — each with characteristic strengths, failure mode under load, and a three-step reinforcement path to the next level.
A structured 1:1 template for the Gate 9 (Capacity Gate) load-review conversation — surfaces unsustainable capacity concentrations before they produce failures or attrition.
The minimum viable structural install — the three reinforcements that produce the fastest visible results in organizations just starting the framework.
The complete first chapter, The Load, in a clean online reading page — the structural argument from the 11:47 p.m. email to the Load Check.
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