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Welcome to the Award-Winning Knowledge Workers' Tool Room

"The most important thing for a manager to know about tools is that they are the bridge between work and working."

Peter F. Drucker

 

In 2016, The Knowledge Workers' Tool Room was honored by the Organization Development Network (ODN) when it received the ODN's  "Share the Wealth" award.  That honor is greatly appreciated, especially since the award honors the memory of Kathie Dannemiller, a notable in the field of Organization Development (OD). The images below are tools for knowledge workers, especially OD, performance improvement, and management consultants.  They are frameworks for thinking about issues, concepts, ideas, problems, solutions and other matters encountered and dealt with in the workplace.  They shape thinking and they guide analysis. The tools are primarily visual in nature.  Clicking on a thumbnail below reveals a larger image.  Clicking on the link below a thumbnail takes you to a one-page description of that tool.  Tool descriptions consist of the visual and a modest amount of text.  Most one-page tool descriptions contain links to longer pieces for those who want more information.  If you have any questions, feel free to use the Questions link below to send them to me. NOTE:  All one-page tools are in PDF format. New tools are added from time to time and you will always find them at the bottom of the display.  The latest tool added will be the last one displayed. IMPORTANT  NOTICE:  You are welcome to a single copy of anything on this web site for your personal use. However, none of the material on this site may be reproduced or further distributed or posted elsewhere without the payment of a modest fee.  Compensation for materials on this site rests on what I call an "Honor System" and the honor on which it rests is yours.  For more, see Honor System. NOTICE:  My book, Tools for Knowledge Workers, Vol 1, is now available on Kindle.  It is a collection of 12 visual thinking tools along with information explaining each tool and how to use it, including examples, and cases.  Chapter 1 presents each tool in a one-page format.  Chapters 2-13 discuss uses and applications of each tool.  You can access the book on Amazon by clicking on the book's cover image above.

Change Acceptance Cycle	Self-Directed vs Other-Directed Matrix	The Goals Grid	Urgent vs Important Matrix	The Solution Engineering Process
Employee Engagement	Consulting Competency Circle	Seven Elements of Performance	Organizational Analysis Model	Action-Motivation Matrix
Choose the Right Problem-Solving Approach	Linking Individual Effort with Organizational Results	P = f (I...E...)	Six Major Theories of Motivation	An Organization's Rise, Fall and Renewal
The EL PASO Problem Solving Model	Strategy: Definitions and Meaning	Three Kinds of Knowledge	Force Field Analysis and Reinforcement Theory	Ben Franklin Decision-Making Job Aid
Stakeholder Scorecard	The Problem-Solving Bases	Strategy-Execution Matrix	Performance Ecosystem	4D Followership Model
The Sustainable Organization	Work and Work Control System	Inside the Process Box	The Infinite Loop Model of Organizations	The Shift to Knowledge Work
PCT 101: A Primer	Seven Secrets of Shared Success	Performance in Organizations	The Need for an Organizational GPS	Michael Porter's Five Forces
Situation-Targets-Plans	The OAR Planning-Action Model	The Power Pyramid	The Mix of Work	The Self Managed Employee
The Energy Equations	Performance Sweet Spot	OD Practitioner Grid	GAP-ACT Model	Goal Clarity
Strategic Decision Making	Seven Skills of Knowledge Work	Employee Engagement Communities	Gartner Hype Cycle	A Toolmaker's Tool
Actions Outcomes Matrix	Five Kinds of Gaps	Solution Path	Performance Alignment	The System
Natural Change Cycle	Managed Change Cycle	Positive Change Cycle	Types of CoPs	Successful Performance Triangle
Seven Performance Hats	Performance Engineering Framework	The Service Triangle	Performance Control Model	Polarity Matrix
Employee Contributions-Inducements Framework	Three Eras	Quality of Performance	Stress & Performance	Achievement Cycle
The 4R Model	Achievement Path	Thirteen Factors Affecting Job/Task Performance	Four Dimensions of Intervention	The Wallen Loop
Performer as LCS	Eight Elements of Achievement	24 Problem-Solving Tools	Solution Quality Matrix	Domains of Performance
4 Step Problem-Solving Model	SWOT/PESTLE	SWOT for Customers & Competitors

 

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This page last updated on July 5, 2023