Battle-tested tools for effective leadership

What follows is a collection of materials about NG and our services. We make our tools available to our VC partners and the entrepreneurial community and soon will offer free online communication training through our non-profit.

CEO  & Executive Coaching Programs

This deck introduces our firm and shares the tools we use that help startup leaders gain the mindsets and leadership skills to scale their companies.

  • Introducing CEOs for Coaching
    If you have CEOs who want coaching, simply introduce us and feel free to edit this template if you’d like

Leadership Tools for Executives

Our behavioral approach to leadership helps leaders identify their blind spots and create high-performance teams.

  • Leadership Self-Assessment
    This short online self-assessment helps leaders understand their strengths and weaknesses, and make new leadership choices.

    Leadership 360 Sample Report
    This is a sample report of our 360 feedback process. Our leaders draft development plans based on these reports

Communication Tools

The C.U.B.E. for Conflict ™ helps leaders prepare for the most challenging conversations and avoid many common mistakes.

Culture Building and Embedded Coaching

We help clients hire full-time embedded coaches to build leaders and culture throughout the organization.

  • C.U.B.E. for Conflict™ Trailer
    This scenario-based training is designed to teach leaders and middle-managers effective conflict, facilitation and communication skills. The videos are a choose-your-own-adventure sitcom where you help the main character Britt navigate a challenging situation.

    C.U.B.E. Training for Embedded Programs
    Getting your team to talk with each other, give each other feedback, have effective meetings and problem-solving conversations is a key to an effective culture. We give you an out-of-the-box training that is engaging and effective. It is also offered to individuals online.

Programs and Coaching for VCs

We support our VC partners by facilitating CEO dinners, founder workshops, and programs at VC Summits. We do many of these programs at low or no cost to build relationships.

  • Investor Capability Index
    A tool for Investors and GPs to self-assess their strengths and weaknesses. It also helps them give feedback and support their junior partners.

    Difficult Conversations with CEOs
    In our coaching work with GPs, we often coach them around tough conversations with their portfolio CEOS, including influencing CEOs to be more receptive to feedback, reduce burn, or scenario plan.

    Intro for VC Partner Coaching

    Programs geared for our VC partners.