Leadership and change
ADKAR Model
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Support individual change through awareness, desire, knowledge, ability and reinforcement.
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50 Business Models and Frameworks with One-Page Guides
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50 models in this library
Strategy
OKR Framework
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Set a clear qualitative objective and a small number of measurable results that indicate progress.
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Leadership and change
Belbin Team Roles
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Use complementary contribution patterns to discuss team balance, gaps and collaboration.
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McKinsey 7S Framework
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Assess alignment among strategy, structure, systems, shared values, style, staff and skills.
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
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Consider how different human needs can influence motivation, attention and behavior in context.
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Tuckman's Stages of Group Development
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Understand common team development stages from forming and conflict through effective performance and closure.
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Schein Organizational Culture Model
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Examine visible artifacts, stated values and deeper assumptions that shape organizational behavior.
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Herzberg's Two-Factor Theory
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Distinguish factors that reduce dissatisfaction from factors that create genuine motivation and growth.
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Kotter's Eight-Step Change Model
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Build urgency, alignment and momentum through eight connected steps for organizational change.
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Situational Leadership Model
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Adapt the amount of direction and support to a person's readiness for a specific task.
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Operations
Pareto Analysis
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Rank problems or causes by impact to focus improvement on the critical few rather than the trivial many.
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Operations
Total Quality Management
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Make quality a system-wide responsibility through customer focus, process control and continuous improvement.
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Operations
Agile Project Management
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Deliver useful increments in short cycles, learn from feedback and adapt plans as evidence changes.
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Operations
Fishbone Diagram
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Structure possible causes of a defined problem before testing which causes actually drive it.
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Operations
Value Stream Mapping
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Map material and information flow from request to delivery to expose delay, waste and improvement opportunities.
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Operations
Kanban Method
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Visualize work, limit work in progress and improve flow through explicit policies and feedback.
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Operations
Just-In-Time Inventory
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Synchronize replenishment and production with actual demand to reduce inventory and expose process problems.
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Operations
Theory of Constraints
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Improve system performance by identifying and managing the constraint that limits total throughput.
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Operations
SCOR Model
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Use a common process and performance language to analyze end-to-end supply chain operations.
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Operations
DMAIC Model
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Improve an existing process through Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control.
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Finance
5 Cs of Credit
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Assess creditworthiness through character, capacity, capital, collateral and conditions.
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Finance
Financial Ratio Analysis
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Use profitability, liquidity, solvency and efficiency ratios to interpret financial performance and risk.
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Finance
Cash Conversion Cycle
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Measure how long cash is tied up from paying for inputs until collecting cash from customers.
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Finance
Cost-Volume-Profit Analysis
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Model how price, variable cost, fixed cost, volume and sales mix affect contribution and profit.
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Finance
DuPont Model
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Decompose return on equity into profit margin, asset turnover and financial leverage.
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Finance
Inventory Turnover Ratio
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Measure how often average inventory is sold or consumed during a period and diagnose trapped capital.
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Working Capital Management
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Manage receivables, inventory, payables and short-term liquidity so operations can continue and grow.
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Finance
Discounted Cash Flow
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Estimate present value by discounting expected future cash flows at a rate reflecting time and risk.
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Activity-Based Costing
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Assign overhead to products or services through the activities and cost drivers they actually consume.
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Finance
Break-even Analysis
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Calculate the sales volume at which total contribution covers fixed costs and profit begins.
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Marketing
Diffusion of Innovation
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Understand how innovations spread across adopter groups and which attributes speed or slow adoption.
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Strategy
BCG Matrix
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Classify products or business units by relative market share and market growth to support portfolio choices.
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Marketing
RACE Framework
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Plan digital marketing across Reach, Act, Convert and Engage, with measures for each stage.
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Marketing
Consumer Behavior Model
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Examine the influences and decision stages that shape what customers notice, evaluate, buy and repeat.
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Customer Lifetime Value
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Estimate the economic value of a customer relationship across purchases, retention and margin over time.
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Marketing
AIDA Model
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Structure a message or conversion path around attention, interest, desire and action.
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Marketing
Keller Brand Equity Pyramid
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Use Keller's Customer-Based Brand Equity Pyramid to build brand strength from salience and meaning through responses to resonance.
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Marketing
Customer Journey Mapping
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Visualize the customer's goals, actions, touchpoints, emotions and friction across an end-to-end experience.
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Marketing
STP Model
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Segment a market, select the most attractive audience and define a distinctive position for that audience.
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Marketing
Marketing Mix 7Ps
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Align product, price, place, promotion, people, process and physical evidence around a target customer.
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Strategy
McKinsey's Three Horizons of Growth
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Balance the core business, emerging growth opportunities and longer-term options in one portfolio.
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Strategy
Business Model Canvas
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Describe how an organization creates, delivers and captures value across nine connected building blocks.
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Strategy
Value Chain Analysis
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Map the activities that create customer value, consume cost and support competitive advantage.
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Strategy
Ansoff Matrix
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Compare four growth directions based on whether products and markets are existing or new.
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Strategy
VRIO Framework
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Test whether a resource is valuable, rare, hard to imitate and supported by the organization.
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Balanced Scorecard
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Translate strategy into linked objectives and measures across financial, customer, process and learning perspectives.
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PESTLE Analysis
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Scan political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental forces that could change a decision or market.
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Strategy
Blue Ocean Strategy
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Search for new demand through value innovation instead of competing harder in an established market.
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Strategy
Porter's Five Forces
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Evaluate the competitive pressures that shape industry attractiveness, bargaining power and long-term profit potential.
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SWOT Analysis
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Assess internal strengths and weaknesses alongside external opportunities and threats, then convert the most important findings into choices.
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Framework categories
Five ways to narrow your search
The categories group models by the business decision they support. Some frameworks can work across several categories, so compare the application steps before choosing one.
Strategy
Clarify direction, competition, growth choices and the logic behind a business model.
Marketing
Understand customers, positioning, channels, adoption and brand value.
Finance
Assess performance, funding, risk, value creation and financial resilience.
Operations
Improve processes, supply chains, quality, capacity and execution reliability.
Leadership and change
Guide teams, culture, organizational change and stakeholder alignment.
Practical selection
How to choose a business framework
A familiar framework is not always the right one. Use this short sequence to avoid forcing the wrong tool onto the problem.
- Define the decisionWrite down the decision, who owns it and what a useful outcome looks like.
- Match the categorySelect strategy, marketing, finance, operations or leadership based on the primary constraint.
- Check the inputsChoose a model only when you can gather the evidence and perspectives it needs.
- Turn insight into actionFinish with owners, priorities, measures and a date for reviewing the decision.
Frequently asked questions
Business models and frameworks explained
What is the difference between a business model and a business framework?
A business model explains how an organization creates, delivers and captures value. A framework is a structured way to analyze a decision or problem. The Business Model Canvas is one business model tool, while SWOT and Porter's Five Forces are analysis frameworks.
Which business framework should I use first?
Start with the decision you need to make. Use a strategy framework for direction or competition, a marketing framework for customer and positioning questions, a finance model for economic choices, an operations model for process issues, and a leadership model for people or change challenges.
Can I use more than one model for the same problem?
Yes. Use a small sequence in which each model answers a different question. For example, analyse the market first, choose a strategic option second, and create an implementation plan last. Avoid stacking frameworks that repeat the same analysis.
What does each one-page guide include?
Each guide combines a portrait one-pager with an explanation of the model, its main components, application steps, a practical example, common mistakes and related frameworks.