Empower Your Second Chair. Multiply Your Leadership.
The First Chair Clarity Guide gives Lead Pastors and Executive Leaders a simple, proven framework to strengthen alignment with their Second Chair. You’ll learn the four stages of their growth, the three conversations every First Chair must have, and the weekly rhythm that keeps trust strong. Packed with practical prompts, traps to avoid, and conversation starters, this guide will help you protect your energy, multiply leadership capacity, and turn alignment into unstoppable momentum.
Get on the same page with your First Chair and lead with confidence
The Second Chair Clarity Guide helps you define exactly what you own, where you influence, and what still needs clarity so you can lead with confidence alongside your First Chair. You’ll walk away knowing your unique contribution, where to focus your leadership energy, and how to start the right conversations.
Lead together with trust, clarity, and purpose
A practical guide for First Chair and Second Chair leaders to set clear expectations, establish healthy rhythms, and protect trust so your leadership partnership thrives.
What You Get
Six sections of guided conversations: Expectations, Communication, Crisis, Conflict, Legacy, and Quarterly Reviews.
Discussion prompts to facilitate conversation.
A partnership agreement.
Your Go-To Guide for Leading from the Second Seat
The Second Chair Toolkit is your ready-to-use playbook with 10 battle-tested templates for making tough calls, developing your team, and leading with confidence without starting from scratch.
Phrases, Scripts, and Shared Vocabulary to Lead Up, Down, and Across with Clarity and Confidence
VOICE is a quick-reference eBook that gives Second Chair leaders the exact words to build trust, protect alignment, and lead with confidence: up, down, and across.
What You Get
Go-to phrases for common leadership tensions.
Ready-made scripts for hard conversations.
Shared vocabulary that shapes healthy culture.
Quick cheat sheets for high-pressure moments.
Build trust. Foster growth. Lead with presence.
JAZZ provides leaders with a flexible, people-first framework for transforming one-on-one meetings into powerful connection points. Drawing inspiration from jazz, it offers a relational rhythm you can adapt to each conversation by balancing structure with freedom to improvise. Whether you lead a small team or an entire organization, this guide helps you move beyond checklists and create a culture of care, one conversation at a time.
What You Get
A 4-part conversation flow that builds trust and sparks growth
Practical prompts to keep meetings personal and purposeful
Coaching points to help you listen deeply and respond with care
Strategies to stay connected between meetings
Find Your Frequency. Build a Better Meeting. Make it a Rhythm.
RESONATE is a clear, practical framework for leading all-staff meetings that reinforce vision and values. Walk in with confidence, lead with purpose, and move your team forward.
What You Get
The RESONATE framework for effective meetings
Coaching points for prep and delivery
Practical tips for First Chair leaders
Don’t just survive change, lead it well from start to finish.
Most change fails in the Gray Zone, the uncertain space between vision and reality. TRANSITION gives First and Second Chair leaders a clear, practical roadmap to maintain momentum, protect culture, and finish well.
WHAT YOU GET
Clarity in the Gray Zone between vision and execution
Practical frameworks for decision-making under uncertainty
Language to guide your team through uncertainty
Cultural tools that make change human, not just operational
Strategies to maintain trust and forward motion during transitions
Reflection prompts to engage your team and build buy-in