Three evidence bases.One sequence.
Not eclectic. Not opinion. The Executive Frame™ rests on three of the most robust evidence bases in applied psychology — emotional intelligence, executive functioning, and self-determination theory. Each domain anchored by a primary theorist; each enriched by complementary clinical traditions. Eight literatures that converge on the same architectural insight: regulate, then clarify, then choose.
Anchored, then enriched.
Each domain is anchored by a primary theorist and enriched by complementary clinical traditions. Open each to see the evidence — and the tools it informs.
Steady first
The body settles before the mind can read.
Then think
Trainable focus — the first thing load erodes.
Then act
Agency restored — the deliberate move.
The evidence, expanded.
01Centre — the regulation substrate
The brain works bottom-up: subcortical systems must be stable before cortical functions — reasoning, judgement, planning — operate cleanly. Regulation is a neurobiological precondition, not a preference.
Perry · Goleman · Linehan
In practice: S.H.I.F.T.™ · The Capacity Check · Centre tools
02Clarify — cognition under load
Working memory, inhibition, and flexible thinking are trainable — and they simplify under sustained load. Clarify protects metacognition so judgement holds when it matters.
Barkley · Beck · Ericsson
In practice: The C³ Loop™ · The Decision Map · Now–Do–Later
03Choose — values-aligned agency
Lasting motivation rests on autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Choose restores self-determined action and the identity work that sustains a career.
Deci & Ryan · Dweck · McGonigal
In practice: The C³ Values™ Deck · Agency Map · The Reframe Check
Everything, in one place.
The science is the foundation. These are the tools that put it to work.
The Capacity Check
Five minutes to find your first binding constraint — and a pathway.
Free & premium tools
Everything in one hub — organised by phase, labelled free or premium.
S.H.I.F.T.™
The four-step reset — Stop · Hold · Focus · Take Action.
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