CLARITY SHOWS THE WAY, ALIGNMENT RALLIES THE TEAM, EXECUTION DRIVES SUCCESS, AND GUIDANCE ACCELERATES GROWTH.
REPLACE THE CHAOS WITH CLARITY.
WHAT’S STANDING BETWEEN YOUR BUSINESS AND THE SUCCESS YOU KNOW IT’S CAPABLE OF ACHIEVING?
Business owners:
What is your long-term vision for your business, and is your leadership team fully aligned on it?
How well do your team’s priorities and daily actions reflect your company’s core strategy and goals?
What systems or processes do you have in place to ensure consistent and effective execution of your business strategy?
What obstacles are preventing you from executing effectively, and how would expert guidance help you overcome them?
What does it take to achieve sustainable, scalable success in business? Despite the barriers we all know exist—like operational chaos, lack of alignment, and inconsistent execution— the real problem is twofold:
Most businesses don’t have a business operating system to guide their growth.
Even when they do, they struggle with applying that system in a way that fits their unique needs.
Success doesn’t just happen; it’s intentional. That’s where the Pinnacle Business Operating System comes in. It’s a customized system designed to help businesses achieve clarity, alignment, and execution—providing the guidance to turn vision into reality.
THE JOURNEY BEFORE US
HAVE A CONVERSATION
AUDITION AS YOUR GUIDE
START YOUR CLIMB
Your journey to the summit requires patience and an ability to play the long game. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it. You’ll need to keep your goals in mind and focus on putting your best foot forward every step of the way.
Learn a next level for scaling your business based on these Five Principles. Master them and watch your business climb.
THE PINNACLE PRINCIPLES
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As we tell our leadership teams, growing your business always starts with great people. If you want to 5X your business, you must 5X your people. To put it another way, before you set out to summit a mountain, you need to make sure you have the right people on the team to climb with you. You also must make sure your team members possess the right blend of skillsets to meet your needs on the climb. And you must make sure everyone is prepared and knows the path ahead.
Get the right people, who believe what you believe, in the right seats.
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Once you have the right people, you need to make sure that you’ve given them a compelling purpose that provides meaning for everything they do. The right people are going to feel passionate about your purpose. They will believe strongly in what your company is trying to achieve, and that will give them a true north star to follow every single day.
Give them a crystal-clear vision and strategy (i.e., purpose) of where you are going, why it’s important, and how you will get there.
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And once you have the right people and the right purpose, then you need to provide them with playbooks that make your business repeatable and scalable. All that tribal knowledge and wisdom in the heads of your visionary leaders needs to be put down on paper. We’re not talking about company policies or standard operating procedures, but a high-level checklist that ensures a repeatable experience for the customer or client.
Capture the magic with playbooks that are simple and scalable. Remember, “complexity kills growth.”
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When you have the right people, a great purpose, and playbooks for them to follow, you need to inspire performance. The question isn't "Do you have a Business Operating System?" The question is really "How well are you running your business?" Are you delivering on your promises? Are your employees able to deliver a predictable experience? Is your business scalable? Are you attracting and maintaining A-players? If you are performing well, A-players will want to be on your team. The fastest way to demotivate A-players is to surround them with poor performers.
Coach, mentor, motivate, and encourage your team to consistently perform at a high level.
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If you focus on getting the right people, purpose, playbooks, and performance, the profit will follow. You can hit the ground running, and the money will take care of itself. You will wind up with a great war chest and the ability to invest in wonderful facilities, profit sharing, excellent pay and benefits for your people, and more. That, in essence, is the Pinnacle Path.
The profits will give you the war chest to hire A-players and provide them with a great working environment. It will also allow you to create outstanding training opportunities for your team. You can build a financial safety net so the next time you hit a recession, pandemic, or even uncover an opportunity to have someone join the team, or acquire a business, you are prepared to act.
KEITH SEEBECK
Guiding Businesses to Reach Their Pinnacle.
As a Certified Pinnacle Business Guide, I’ll help you reach your Pinnacle with clarity, alignment, execution, and guidance every step of the way.
I bring real-world experience, having served on executive teams in M&A Advisory, Investment/Finance, and Commercial Construction. I’ve climbed in your boots, facing the same challenges business owners and leadership teams encounter every day. From implementing business operating systems to driving accountability and fostering transparency, I understand what it takes to build a thriving organization.
DISCOVER WHERE YOUR BUSINESS STANDS
Take our Baseline Assessment to determine how your company performs across the Five Pinnacle Principles and receive a PDF report with practical recommendations to help you and your team climb to the next level.
PINNACLE TOOLS
STRATEGIC VISION & EXECUTION PLAN
Elevate your business with a clear Strategic Vision.
ESSENTIAL MEETING STRUCTURES
Unlock your team’s potential by elevating the way you meet.
THE IMPACT OF “ONE”
It’s about the Impact that just one person can make if they changed just one thing.
WITH GOALS, FAST BEATS SMART
Does your team struggle to complete their Rocks?
ENJOY THE CLIMB: THE SIMPLE AND COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE PINNACLE BUSINESS OPERATING SYSTEM
By Tom Bouwer & Gregory Cleary
Many teams suffer through dysfunction, inefficiency, and chaos. Yours doesn’t have to.
Using straightforward language and real-life examples, this book answers the questions employees and executives have about Pinnacle:
Why will a common language help us?
What is a business operating system and why do we need one?
What is Pinnacle and why are we using it?
What’s in it for me?
Readers will learn practical tools to be used at every level of your organization to:
Establish a common language
Win more and have more fun
Eliminate confusion and improve communication
Stay on track with critical goals
Exceed what you thought was possible – faster, better, and with less expense
Achieve your Vision and remarkable results
Designed to engage readers at every level of the organization, each section has Key Takeaways and Questions For Discussion. This creates more ownership and buy-in across the organization. Let’s Climb!
THE PATH TO THE PINNACLE: USING CUSTOMIZED BUSINESS OPERATING SYSTEMS TO DRIVE GROWTH
By Gregory Cleary & Michael Erath
Unlock the true potential of your business with The Path to the Pinnacle: Using Customized Business Operating Systems to Drive Growth. In this compelling and insightful book, filled with real-world examples and stories of entrepreneurs who have moved on from restrictive, one-size-fits-all Business Operating Systems to a new and customizable approach, esteemed business coaches Gregory Cleary and Michael Erath revolutionize the way entrepreneurs approach business optimization.
Say goodbye to the limitations of one-size-fits-all solutions that fail to address the unique challenges faced by your industry and team size. Cleary and Erath introduce the groundbreaking Pinnacle Approach, a customizable process designed to empower you to tailor your business operating system to your specific needs.
The Pinnacle Approach is built upon a powerful formula: People + Purpose + Playbooks + Perform = Profits. This formula serves as the foundation for success, allowing you to adapt and refine your strategies to achieve maximum growth and profitability. Cleary and Erath guide you through each step, providing invaluable insights and practical tools to overcome any obstacle that stands in your way.
Embrace a new era of business optimization where you no longer force your business into a predetermined mold, but rather shape the operating system to fit you. The Pinnacle Approach offers a revolutionary system that stretches and flexes to accommodate your unique requirements, enabling you to reach the summit of success.
With their expertise and guidance, Cleary and Erath empower you to customize your path to success. Experience the transformative power of a truly tailored business operating system and unlock unparalleled growth and profitability. The Path to the Pinnacle is your roadmap to achieving extraordinary results in today’s dynamic business landscape.