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 Decision Matrix Template for Leadership Teams

Get the decision matrix template leadership teams use to end stalled debates. Weighted criteria, a scoring guide, and a 30-minute meeting plan.
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Management Training for Tech Companies: A Buyer's Guide

Evaluating management training for tech company teams? Get the formats that work, red flags to avoid, vendor questions, and how to prove ROI.
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The Executive Alignment Workshop: Agenda + Guide

Run an executive alignment workshop that ends the nod-and-ignore cycle. Get the full agenda, facilitation scripts, and the pre-work that makes it stick.
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L&D Spend per Employee: What Top Tech Companies Pay

How much should you spend on L&D per employee? 2025 benchmarks by company size and industry, plus how top tech companies allocate the budget.
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RACI vs DRI: Accountability Model Guide + Template (2026)

RACI vs DRI compared: when to use each accountability model, a copy-paste template, and the mistake most scale-ups make. For tech teams.
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How to Mediate Cofounder Conflict (Before It's Fatal)

Cofounder conflict kills more startups than competitors do. Here's how to mediate it: the process, scripts, and when to bring in a neutral party.
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Communication Styles Workshop: What to Expect

What actually happens in a communication styles workshop? The agenda, the research behind it, and how to tell a good one from a personality quiz.
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How to Choose a Strategic Planning Facilitator

Choosing a strategic planning facilitator? Here are the questions to ask, the fees to expect, and the red flags that predict a wasted offsite.
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How to Use Revenue per Employee: A People Leader’s Playbook

Revenue per employee is a leadership metric, not just a finance one. Here’s how to calculate it honestly, read your stage benchmark, and turn it into budget.
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Leadership Offsite Facilitation: How to Plan a Retreat That Actually Works

Plan a leadership offsite that changes how your team operates. Get agendas, facilitation tips, and venue guides for tech companies.
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Executive Coaching for Tech Founders: What to Know Before You Hire

A founder's guide to executive coaching for tech startups. Learn what it costs, how it works, and how to pick the right coach for your growth stage.
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How to Run a Blameless Postmortem (2026 Guide + Agenda)

How to run a blameless postmortem your engineers trust: ground rules, a 60-minute agenda, facilitator scripts, and the mistakes to avoid.
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