Beyond the Hammer

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

De: Brian Gottlieb

Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini, Brian Gottlieb

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

Reseñas de la Crítica

2025 Business Book Awards Shortlist for Business Journey

2024 Global Book Awards Gold Medalist in Business Leadership

Transformational

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

Relatability

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.

Guidebook for a Small Business Owner

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!!

R E M A R K A B L E

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.

Applicable. Attainable. Motivational. MUST HAVE

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.

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

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.

Like he knows my thoughts

Had quite similar things going on throughout our business and have read this book 3-4 times now and constantly finding new things to learn and pick up on that is helping me be a better leader and run the business better.

The 5 pillars

I can’t wait to start working on this with my company! Understanding the “echo of my voice “ and how that shapes my company’s culture.

Want to learn how to grow a company the right way ?

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!

Masterly crafted story

Absolutely loved the parable and how Brian then related back to it while explaining how the 5 pillars work. The message is clear and concise. Can’t wait to use these tools in the business. Thanks BG!