The middle-market CEO’s research library.
Five operator-grade white papers — the same frameworks we use inside billion-dollar P&Ls — to diagnose a stall, install a system, and create real enterprise value.



Five papers every middle-market CEO should read
Each one stands alone — together they form the full path from a stalled top line to a system that compounds enterprise value.

Why Middle-Market Growth Stalls
87% of companies stall and fewer than one in ten recover. The five signals and three plateaus that let you catch it early.
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The 80/20 Profit Playbook
How the critical 20% drives 80% of value — the whale curve, the Quads, cost-to-serve, and the four moves.
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The PGOS Value-Creation Blueprint
Convert complexity into 3× enterprise value in three years. The four levers, the Quads, and the 100-day install.
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The PE-Backed CEO’s First 100 Days
The value-creation plan that sets the trajectory of the entire hold — diagnose, decide, install.
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What 1,000 U.S. Workers Reveal
A national study on why strategy breaks down — and the execution gaps costing companies margin and momentum.
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Not sure where to start?
Tell us where growth is stuck and we’ll point you to the right paper — or run a working diagnostic against your numbers.
Complexity kills performance. Clarity drives profit.
Every paper here runs on the same operating system that has helped 100+ companies create more than $3B in value. See what it would do for yours.
