Run it yourself
Profitable on paper. Tight at the bank.
The company does good work. The P&L says so. And some months the bank balance still goes down. The fix is not more sales. It is a weekly rhythm you can run yourself: one cash forecast, three priorities with a name beside each, one meeting that ends in decisions. Start by finding out where the business actually stands.
Start the free DiagnosticFree. No credit card. A first read of your business after fifteen questions, and your results stay yours.
- Cash
The quarter was profitable, maybe the best one yet, and the bank balance went down.
Why that happens - Priorities
Eleven goals for the year. Eleven goals is zero goals; everyone picks a favorite.
The one question that shows it - Meetings
The weekly leadership meeting slid back into status updates, and nobody decided anything.
How to get it back
Pick the week that sounds like yours
Pick the one that sounds like this week. Each one opens a free tool and the Brief issues behind it.
Profitable on paper, tight at the bank
Free one-page tool The 13-Week Cash Forecast
Six rows, thirteen columns, built from when money actually moves, so you find your cash low point and the week it lands before it finds you.
Read and download
Free one-page tool The Three-Question Monthly Review
One sheet of paper after every month-end close: which way gross margin went, the sales it takes to break even, and whether the profit turned into cash.
Read and downloadEveryone is busy, the priorities keep drifting
Free one-page tool The Alignment Snapshot
Three questions, answered independently and in writing, that show what your leadership team actually agrees on.
Read and download
Free one-page tool The Priority & Owner Grid
Three priorities, one named owner each, and a plain sentence for what done looks like, on a single page.
Read and download
Free one-page tool The Priority Scoreboard
A five-row tracker that turns a ranked priority list into a name, a status, and a next step anyone can read in two minutes.
Read and download
Free one-page tool The Weekly Operating Rhythm
The five one-page tools on a single weekly cadence: who touches which page, when, and the honest minute count for the whole rhythm.
Read and downloadThe weekly meeting turned back into status updates
Free one-page tool The Priority Scoreboard
A five-row tracker that turns a ranked priority list into a name, a status, and a next step anyone can read in two minutes.
Read and download
Free one-page tool The 60-Minute Meeting Agenda
A fill-in agenda for the weekly leadership meeting: scoreboard, last week's list, issues and decisions, read-back.
Read and download Free one-page tool The Weekly Operating Rhythm
The five one-page tools on a single weekly cadence: who touches which page, when, and the honest minute count for the whole rhythm.
Read and downloadI get the P&L and I'm not sure what it's telling me
AI is in the building and nobody set the rules
The job has been posted for months
The method
Four steps. Here is what's free at each one.
-
1. Diagnose
You can't fix what you can't see. The Diagnostic asks plain questions about how the business runs and shows you where it stands. Free, no credit card, and a first read after fifteen questions.
-
2. Align
Pick where you're going, and pick less than you want to. Three goals, a number and a name on each. The Alignment Snapshot shows what your leadership team actually agrees on before you choose.
-
3. Execute
Make the week the unit of the plan. A scoreboard read out loud in a 60-minute meeting, and the 13-week cash forecast right after the numbers. All three are free one-page tools.
-
4. Operate
The checks stop depending on your memory. Alinement OS holds the strategy, goals, KPIs, meetings, decisions and cash in one place. The free OS Mastery course teaches every part of it, and the whole rhythm fits on one page.
Learn it first, if you'd rather
Alinement Academy
Courses for the owner who wants to understand the numbers before touching the software. Taught by Terry Smith, a seasoned CFO, inside the app, at your pace.
OS Mastery
Ten modules, thirty-three lessons: every menu, every setting, and Ask AI. The owner's manual for running the method in Alinement OS.
Financial Playbook
The signature course. Read your statements, cash, pricing and taxes, and run a weekly scorecard. The first lesson of every module is free to read now.
The rest of the catalog, and what each course costs, is at alinement.app/academy.
Free. No credit card. Delivered inside the app at alinement.app.
Read along
Four arcs. Start with the one that is keeping you up.
New issue every Tuesday. Every past issue
Which week does cash get tight?
The timing of money in and money out, and how to stay ahead of it.
Start with: The Cash Gap: Why Profitable Businesses Still Run Out of Money
Read the arc in order Alignment · 6 issuesIs everyone aiming at the same few goals?
Getting everyone pointed at the same few goals, and keeping them there.
Start with: The Question That Reveals Everything About Your Business
Read the arc in order Accountability · 11 issuesWho owns each priority, and did last week work?
Checking the score out loud, on schedule, without blame.
Start with: The Accountability Gap: Why Smart Teams Miss Their Goals Anyway
Read the arc in order AI · 6 issuesWhere does AI belong in the business, and who answers for it?
Putting new tools to work without handing them your judgment.
Start with: AI Is Moving Fast. Is It Working for Your Business, or Running Without Rules?
Read the arc in orderWhat it costs, and what it does not
Per company, not per seat. And nothing here is advice.
Alinement OS plans are priced per company, so the whole team works from the same page. The Diagnostic plan is free. Current prices live on the pricing page at alinement.app.