The Unicorn Library

Educational resources for people teams, managers and employees

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The 6 Levels of Unicorn Leadership

Learn How to Build a High-Performing Team that Help Scale Your Company.
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New Manager Playbook

Best-practices from successful management training courses at hundreds of high-growth companies to help you kickstart your own program.
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Career Conversations

A guide to facilitate career development for learning, growth, and fulfilment.
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The Manager Competency Framework Every Series B+ Tech Company Needs

Build a manager competency framework that actually develops managers. The 6 competencies, the assessment rubric, and the rollout plan — built for scaling tech companies.
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Team Trust Workshop: A 90-Minute Playbook to Rebuild Trust After Conflict

Run a team trust workshop in 90 minutes. The agenda, scripts, and clearing conversation playbook your leaders need to rebuild trust after conflict.
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The Bus Factor Audit: A Founder Dependency Test for Scaling CEOs

Run a bus factor audit on your company in 60 minutes. Find the people, decisions, and systems that would stall if you disappeared tomorrow — and fix them.
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Manager Onboarding: The 90-Day Plan Every New Tech Manager Needs

A real manager onboarding plan that goes beyond HR paperwork. The 30-60-90 framework new tech managers need to lead without breaking the team.
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Executive Offsite: How to Run One That Actually Changes Something

Most executive offsites are expensive theater. Here's the agenda, prep, and follow-through that turns 2 days off-site into 12 months of better decisions.
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The Manager Competency Framework for Tech Scale-Ups (And Why Most Are Missing It)

A manager competency framework defines what 'good' looks like at every level of management. Here's the 5-domain model we use at Unicorn Labs — and how to build yours.
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Retaining Top Talent: 7 Strategies That Actually Work for Tech Teams

Most employee retention strategies are HR theater. Here are the 7 things tech scale-ups actually do to keep their top performers from quietly quitting.
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The Ultimate Guide to OKRs: Objectives and Key Results Explained

OKRs explained: what Objectives and Key Results are, the 6 mistakes startups make, and the meeting cadence that turns goals into execution.
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How to Plan a Strategy Offsite: The Complete Agenda Guide

Plan a strategy offsite that changes how your team operates. Get a proven agenda framework, decision-making tools, and a QBR rhythm to sustain momentum.
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Psychological Safety at Work: How to Build Teams That Speak Up

Learn how to build psychological safety at work so your team speaks up, takes risks, and performs. Practical exercises, measurement tools, and frameworks.
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New Manager Training: The Complete Guide for HR Leaders

Build a new manager training program that actually changes behaviour. Frameworks, checklists, and ROI data HR leaders need to get buy-in and results.
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The Founder Bottleneck: How to Scale Yourself Out of Every Decision

Stuck in every decision? Break the founder bottleneck with delegation frameworks, the right hires, and an operating system that scales without you.
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