Free Tools

These tools leverage AI, but they're built on real frameworks I've tested at scale. You're not just getting automation, you're getting 15+ years of my experience coaching you through the process.

Internal Announcement Generator

    • A proven structure that makes announcements actually get read

    • An AI assistant that coaches you through the process

    • Real-time feedback on what's working and what needs improvement

    • The ability to generate professional announcements in minutes, not hours

    This isn't a magic button. It's a teaching tool leveraging Claude.ai that helps you think like a communicator while producing quality work.

  • Every effective internal announcement answers five critical questions:

    1. What action do people need to take? (Title/Specifics)

    2. Who needs to know this? (Audience)

    3. When does this need to happen? (Schedule and Key Dates)

    4. Why does this matter? (Description/Body)

    5. How can people get help? (Resources and Contact Info)

    Most announcements fail because they bury the action, forget to specify the audience, or don't explain the "why." This framework forces clarity at every step.

Download: Internal Announcement Generator

Resources

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been obsessed with gathering resources. So, as the song goes “…these are a few of my favorite things…” - here are some I highly recommend. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

  • A card deck titled 'PEAK Values' with a mountain and forest design, used for personal and team development, inside a blue box.

    Peak Values Cards

    The cards are 3.5″ x 3.5″ and the deck includes 55 core values cards (and one blank), and instructions in a rigid box.

  • Book cover for Managing Oneself by Peter F. Drucker, a Harvard Business Review Classics edition, featuring an orange geometric pattern with hexagons at the top and bottom, and a minimalist illustration of an orange oval and a square on a white background.

    Managing Oneself

    Author: Peter F. Drucker

  • Root Learning

    My favorite blog and go-to resource for nearly 20 years.

  • Motivational Value System (MVS) triangle

    SDI Assessment

    The Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) is a powerful workplace personality assessment.

  • Smart Brevity: The Power of Saying More with Less

    Authors: Jim VandeHei, Mike Allen, Roy Schwartz 

  • Book cover titled "3 Practical Steps for Advancing Your Career, Standing Out as a Leader, and Liking Your Life" by Patty Azzarello with a foreword by Keith Ferrazzi.

    RISE

    Author: Patty Azzarello

  • Gotham Writers website

    Gotham Writers

    Gotham Writers Workshop has been teaching creative writing and business writing since 1993.

  • Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice, fourth edition

    Knowledge Management in Theory and Practice

    Employee knowledge can cost a business millions!