Free Workbook · From the Navy SEAL Playbook

Failure comes from one reason and one reason only. Bad planning.

SMACCC is the six-element planning process Errol Doebler used as a Navy SEAL platoon commander and FBI special agent, where a missed element meant mission failure, injury, or death. All unacceptable. Get the workbook and run your next initiative through it.

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What’s Inside

Solve problems the same way, every time.

The Six Elements

Situation, Mission, Actions, Command, Contingencies, Communication — each defined with the exact questions to ask.

The Comms Template

The communication plan that turns status chaos into an early warning system.

A Fillable Worksheet

Run your next initiative through SMACCC before your next meeting. Type directly into the PDF.

Boardroom to Kitchen Table

It will create thinkers and doers, not robots. Works on any problem, big or small.

The Double Guarantee

Either way, you win.

Account for the elements of SMACCC in any problem you face and one of two things will happen: you will achieve success, or you will understand exactly why you are not ready to move forward. Either way, you win.
Born of Blood, Not a Sterile Lab

Built where planning failures cost lives.

Navy SEAL
Platoon Commander, SEAL Team ONE
FBI Special Agent
Counterterrorism · NY SWAT · Afghanistan
Shield of Bravery
FBI’s second-highest valor award
Author
Ice Cold Leader: Leading from the Inside Out
McDonald's IBM Security Barclays Comcast MetLife

Your next initiative deserves a real plan.

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