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Beyond the Hammer

A Fresh Approach to Leadership, Culture, and Building High Performance Teams

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Beyond the Hammer

By: Brian Gottlieb
Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini, Brian Gottlieb
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Employees that don't take ownership of their work

Friction between departments

Inconsistent results

These are the top challenges that face most businesses today.

These common issues create high turnover and force managers into crisis mode where they're consumed putting out daily fires. Over time, the very nature of the business changes and a new culture emerges; one shaped by the lowest level of acceptable behavior.

Beyond the Hammer approaches these concerns in two highly engaging sections: First, a fictional story of George, a business owner struggling with burnt out employees, high turnover, and frustrated customers. Listeners follow George as he discovers five foundational pillars of leadership that have the power to build teams that perform at a high level, consistently.

The second section shifts from storytelling to strategy, providing an actionable path to weaving these 5 pillars into any business, enabling leaders to integrate these principles into their daily operations seamlessly.

Written for managers and leaders alike, Beyond the Hammer offers a simple yet powerful approach to creating a team where everyone is aligned, and properly positioned to win.

©2024 Brian Gottlieb (P)2024 Brian Gottlieb Leadership Management Management & Leadership Workplace & Organizational Behavior Workplace Culture Inspiring

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2025 Business Book Awards Shortlist for Business Journey

2024 Global Book Awards Gold Medalist in Business Leadership
Engaging Storytelling • Practical Leadership Advice • Actionable Implementation Strategies • Relatable Business Parable
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I love how this book was set up with a story that felt very real as a home service business owner. It was then constructed on an actionable plan the second half of the book. If you are in home services as an owner or an employee, you should get your hands on this book. This book will make your company better or it can improve a company that may be struggling. I plan to give this book to all of my employees and go through it together.

The best book I have read in the home service space.

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The lessons in this book are exactly what I needed to take my business to the next level.

Transformational

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This is a solid book. It’s easily worth the cost and time to listen to. There’s several great nuggets of experience knowledge in here.

Relatability

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Brian creates an excellent narrative to both relate with the reader and convey amazing principles. He doesn't stop there though, he goes through each 'pillar' in detail and gives an incredible outline for implementation. Thanks, Brian!!

Guidebook for a Small Business Owner

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One of the most remarkable home service business books I’ve read. I highly recommend this book for any and all business owners, managers, and employees who are interested in growing — both, personally and professionally.

R E M A R K A B L E

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If you’re looking for a business development book that doesn’t just inspire but also equips, Beyond The Hammer is a must-read. What sets this book apart is how applicable the insights are. You don’t finish the chapter wondering what to do next; you finish it with a game plan in mind.

The strategies are attainable for real people in the real world — not just CEOs of Fortune 500 companies. Whether you’re growing your own business, leading a team, or just trying to think more strategically, the ideas here feel doable, not daunting.

What makes the book truly powerful is its tone. It’s motivating without being preachy, and inspiring without drifting into fluff. The author combines personal experience, real-world examples, and actionable advice to drive home principles that stick.

This is one of those rare books that doesn’t just sit on your shelf it ends up in your bag, your desk drawer, and your daily routine.

Highly recommend.

Applicable. Attainable. Motivational. MUST HAVE

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I was fortunate enough to be part of a dealer network with Brian Gottlieb. Brian was a standout at our yearly convention, not only because his business grew by double digits every year, but because he very generously shared what he learned and was doing to help other companies in the group. Brian would take the time to talk with anyone whether they were a $1 million per year company or $100 million business. I loved this book because it is a well organized and well written version of all that I and many others have learned from him through the years, and MORE!

MUST READ BUSINESS BOOK!

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Brian did an amazing job here turning his beliefs and ideas into an easy to read parable and then some easy to implement steps. If you are looking to grow your people and your leadership skills pick this up right now!

Must read!

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Finally someone who breaks these seemingly fundamental steps into bite sized pieces. The double format (with fictional narrative first and self-help format second) was so useful, it really put the 5 pillars into true perspective and made everything SO relatable. I feel like most business books are helpful to hear/read, but it’s then hard to apply the principles/steps to your own business. This really hit home with me and I feel relieved to know that there is hope for me and my business! Highly recommended to the construction industry!

What a relief!

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This book has so much valuable information in it you will need to read it 100X’s. Everyone always teaches how to manage a team by KPI’s, accountability, etc. but nobody ever talks about how important it is to be a people development/training company and how to empower your employees like this book does! Today is day 1 for us focusing on building a people development and training company and not just a company that sells windows and doors! This is one of the best books I’ve read and will implement the pillars to success into my company. Thank you Brian you for sharing your years of knowledge and wisdom!

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