HOW DOES COSMO WORK & EXPAND?
By making wisdom usable—from individual insight to organization-wide action.
COSMO is the practical operating system that helps your leaders and teams see and move with clarity.
At its core, COSMO is a wisdom-based framework that codifies the natural pattern of human growth and achievement. It helps people recognize and align with that pattern, giving them a repeatable and shared way to think, communicate, determine next steps and take action—together.
COSMO's five elements can be visualized in different ways, and we show you two here. Each perspective offers a practical tool for navigating various situations, challenges and goals.
How Does Cosmo Work & Expand?
By making wisdom usable—
from individual insight to
organization-wide action.
COSMO is the practical operating system that helps your leaders and teams see and move with clarity.
At its core, COSMO is a wisdom-based framework that codifies the natural pattern of human growth and achievement.
It helps people recognize and align with that pattern, giving them a repeatable and shared way to think, communicate, determine next steps and take action—together.
One Pattern.
Multiple Perspectives.
COSMO's five elements can be visualized in different ways, and we show you two above.
Each perspective offers a practical tool for navigating various situations, challenges and goals.
HOW DOES COSMO WORK & EXPAND?
By making wisdom usable—from individual insight to organization-wide action.
COSMO is the practical operating system that helps your leaders and teams see and move with clarity.
At its core, COSMO is a wisdom-based framework that codifies the natural pattern of human growth and achievement. It helps people recognize and align with that pattern, giving them a repeatable and shared way to think, communicate, determine next steps and take action—together.
COSMO's five elements can be visualized in different ways, we show you two here. Each perspective offers a practical tool for navigating various situations, challenges and goals.
Tracey Anderson
MSN, RN, CFRN
Nursing Manager: ICU, CVICU, Central
Telemetry for Franciscan Health
"I used to feel like I was always 'pulling things out of the air' to try to communicate with my staff. Now I visualize one of the COSMO illustrations and that's really helping me (mentally track what's happening) in communicating with them. When I ask a clarifying question, it stops downward spirals in conversations...
I've taken a lot of leadership classes—COSMO brought all the concepts I've learned into perspective. It helped me integrate and apply them in a structured format, in a way no one (and nothing) else has."
Tracey Anderson
MSN, RN, CFRN
Nursing Manager: ICU, CVICU, Central Telemetry for Franciscan Health
"I used to feel like I was always 'pulling things out of the air' to try to communicate with my staff. Now I visualize one of the COSMO illustrations and that's really helping me (mentally track what's happening) in communicating with them. When I ask a clarifying question, it stops downward spirals in conversations...
I've taken a lot of leadership classes—COSMO brought all the concepts I've learned into perspective. It helped me integrate and apply them in a structured format, in a way no one (and nothing) else has."
Tracey Anderson
MSN, RN, CFRN
Nursing Manager: ICU, CVICU, Central Telemetry for Franciscan Health
"I used to feel like I was always 'pulling things out of the air' to try to communicate with my staff. Now I visualize one of the COSMO illustrations and that's really helping me (mentally track what's happening) in communicating with them. When I ask a clarifying question, it stops downward spirals in conversations...
I've taken a lot of leadership classes—COSMO brought all the concepts I've learned into perspective. It helped me integrate and apply them in a structured format, in a way no one (and nothing) else has."
See COSMO At Work
See COSMO
At Work
See COSMO At Work
COSMO is more than a sequence of repeatable actions. It offers a practical way
to think about and work through real situations—individually or with others.
Select a COSMO category below to explore the types of questions
it brings into focus, the conversations it guides and the results it helps create.
COSMO is more than a sequence of repeatable actions. It offers a practical way
to think about and work through real situations—individually or with others.
Select a COSMO category below to explore the types of questions
it brings into focus, the conversations it guides and the results it helps create.
“What is really happening, and what matters most?”
Mindsets, beliefs, knowledge, confusion.
Clear, accurate thinking and shared understanding.
“Where is there buy-in or resistance?”
Attitudes, resistance, decisions.
Engagement, clear commitments and ownership.
“What plan needs to come together?”
The people, resources and systems needed to get the job done.
An aligned action plan with clear expectations.
“What's working and not working?”
Actions that are being measured and evaluated.
Next steps or needed adjustments.
“What's the vision, and what matters about it?”
Vision, values and goals.
Results, from a clearly defined target and the internal drive to reach them.
COSMO is more than a sequence
of repeatable actions. It offers a practical way to think about and work
through real situations—individually or with others.
Select a COSMO category below to explore the types of questions it brings into focus, the conversations it guides and the results it helps create.
“What is really happening, and what matters most?”
Mindsets, beliefs, knowledge, confusion.
Clear, accurate thinking and shared understanding.
“Where is there buy-in or resistance?”
Attitudes, resistance, decisions.
Engagement, clear commitments and ownership.
“What plan needs to come together?”
The people, resources and systems needed to get the job done.
An aligned action plan with clear expectations.
“What's working and not working?”
Actions that are being measured and evaluated.
Next steps or needed adjustments.
“What's the vision, and what matters about it?”
Vision, values and goals.
Results, from a clearly defined target and the internal drive to reach them.
“What is really happening, and what matters most?”
Mindsets, beliefs, knowledge, confusion.
Clear, accurate thinking and shared understanding.
“Where is there buy-in or resistance?”
Attitudes, resistance, decisions.
Engagement, clear commitments and ownership.
“What plan needs to come together?”
The people, resources and systems needed to get the job done.
An aligned action plan with clear expectations.
“What's working and not working?”
Actions that are being measured and evaluated.
Next steps or needed adjustments.
“What's the vision, and what matters about it?”
Vision, values and goals.
Results, from a clearly defined target and the internal drive to reach them.
“What is really happening, and what matters most?”
Mindsets, beliefs, knowledge, confusion.
Clear, accurate thinking and shared understanding.
“Where is there buy-in or resistance?”
Attitudes, resistance, decisions.
Engagement, clear commitments and ownership.
“What plan needs to come together?”
The people, resources and systems needed to get the job done.
An aligned action plan with clear expectations.
“What's working and not working?”
Actions that are being measured and evaluated.
Next steps or needed adjustments.
“What's the vision, and what matters about it?”
Vision, values and goals.
Results, from a clearly defined target and the internal drive to reach them.
You can use each category on its own or move among them as the situation evolves. Together, they support the thinking, conversations and decisions
needed for individuals and teams to move forward.
You can use each category on its own or move among them as the situation evolves. Together, they support the thinking, conversations and decisions needed for individuals and teams to move forward.
You can use each category on its own or move among them as the situation evolves. Together, they support the thinking, conversations and decisions needed for individuals and teams to move forward.
“I see problems. I see solutions. And I want to fix them right away, but often I haven’t provided enough clarity to others and then left people behind. COSMO gave me a structured approach, tools and language to create alignment, bring people through the process and help teams navigate change at a pace they can embrace.”
Shannon
Director of Oncology Service Line
at Franciscan Health
“I see problems. I see solutions. And I want to fix them right away, but often I haven’t provided enough clarity to others and then left people behind. COSMO gave me a structured approach, tools and language to create alignment, bring people through the process and help teams navigate change at a pace they can embrace.”
Shannon - Director of Oncology Service Line at Franciscan Health
“I see problems. I see solutions. And I want to fix them right away, but often I haven’t provided enough clarity to others and then left people behind. COSMO gave me a structured approach, tools and language to create alignment, bring people through the process and help teams navigate change at a pace they can embrace.”
Shannon - Director of Oncology Service Line at Franciscan Health
Situations Change.
The Framework Doesn’t.
Situations Change. The Framework Doesn’t.
Situations Change. The Framework Doesn’t.
Use this Swiss Army Knife of frameworks when you are:
● Making a decision
● Solving a problem
● Planning
● Leading change
● Holding a difficult conversation
● Facilitating a meeting
● Coaching or advising
a client
● Managing performance
● Executing strategy
● Parenting
● Planning a family vacation
● Studying or journaling
● Preparing a presentation
● Doing basically anything
Use this Swiss Army Knife of frameworks when you are:
● Making a decision
● Solving a problem
● Planning
● Leading change
● Holding a difficult conversation
● Facilitating a meeting
● Coaching or advising a client
● Managing performance
● Executing strategy
● Parenting
● Planning a family vacation
● Studying or journaling
● Preparing a presentation
● Doing—basically—anything
Use this Swiss Army Knife of frameworks when you are:
● Making a decision
● Solving a problem
● Planning
● Leading change
● Holding a difficult conversation
● Facilitating a meeting
● Coaching or advising a client
● Managing performance
● Executing strategy
● Parenting
● Planning a family vacation
● Studying or journaling
● Preparing a presentation
● Doing basically anything
Dr. Kenitra Hendrix
Associate Dean of VDL at Purdue,
Director of Indiana ADDL, Clinical Prof.
“Leadership can be hard. You’re often faced with difficult challenges that you’ve never seen before. Instead of feeling lost and ill equipped, COSMO provides a consistent framework for tackling those challenges with confidence and grace. COSMO is an essential tool for leaders.”
Better Lenses.
Better Relationships.
Better Leadership
&
Organizational Practices.
Embedding COSMO in leadership and organizational practices is like putting on prescription glasses for the first time. The landscape doesn’t change;
you simply see more clearly what’s already there.
COSMO helps leaders and teams recognize:
✓ Why people resist change
✓ What keeps problems repeating
✓ Why something is working well
✓ What types of conversations and relational approaches create friction rather than movement
✓ And so much more
Once you can see and name what’s happening, you can do something about it. You can respond with greater wisdom, clarity and intention.
James Madison
Founder & CEO of
On Purpose Life
“I LOVE COSMO! It’s a simple way to help my clients get clear, take action
and achieve results!
Once you start seeing the world through the COSMO lens,
everything changes.”
Coaches • Advisors
Use COSMO as a trustworthy guide, a repeatable methodology for helping clients think and see clearly, solve problems, make wise decisions and reach their goals faster.
COSMO builds your and your clients' confidence that you can help them. It creates a shared understanding and language that helps you both see what’s happening, what matters, what’s needed, and what’s next.
View development options below:
ICF & ICCI Accredited
One Shared, Human-Centered Operating
System—Across Your
Entire Organization.
COSMO functions at the human level—where organizational work happens. The same five actions can be used by one person, shared by a team and expanded across departments and functions—creating a common leadership language from the front desk to the boardroom.
INDIVIDUALS
Use COSMO to think clearly, make decisions, determine wise next steps
and stay aligned with what matters.
LEADERS
Use COSMO to manage performance
with confidence and heart. They learn to manage their own emotions, relate with honor and create healthy, high-functioning teams.
TEAMS
Share a common leadership language to think, communicate, make decisions, solve problems, plan and execute—together.
DEPARTMENTS
Use the same operating system to align people, resources, systems, priorities, change management and execution across functions.
ORGANIZATIONS
Gain a shared leadership language to align people, strategy, systems and execution at every level—creating cultures where people feel valued, problems get solved and goals get accomplished faster.
Everyone understands where
they're going, how to get there
and what to do next.
Dr. Kenitra Hendrix
Associate Dean of VDL at Purdue,
Director of Indiana ADDL, Clinical Prof.
“Leadership can be hard. You’re often faced with difficult challenges that you’ve never seen before. Instead of feeling lost and ill equipped, COSMO provides a consistent framework for tackling those challenges with confidence and grace. COSMO is an essential tool for leaders.”
Dr. Kenitra Hendrix
Associate Dean of VDL
at Purdue, Director of Indiana ADDL, Clinical Prof.
“Leadership can be hard. You’re often faced with difficult challenges that you’ve never seen before. Instead of feeling lost and ill equipped, COSMO provides a consistent framework for tackling those challenges with confidence and grace. COSMO is an essential tool for leaders.”
Better Lenses. Better Relationships.
Better Leadership
&
Organizational Practices.
Embedding COSMO in leadership and organizational practices is like putting on prescription glasses for the first time. The landscape doesn’t change; you simply see more clearly what’s already there.
COSMO helps leaders and teams recognize:
✓ Why people resist change
✓ What keeps conflicts and problems repeating
✓ Why something is working well
✓ What types of conversations and relational approaches create friction rather than movement
✓ And so much more
Once you can see and name what’s happening, you can do something about it. You can respond with greater wisdom, clarity and intention.
James Madison
Founder & CEO of
On Purpose Life
“I LOVE COSMO! It’s a simple way to help my clients get clear, take action
and achieve results!
Once you start seeing the world through the COSMO lens, everything changes.”
Coaches • Advisors
Use COSMO as a trustworthy guide, a repeatable methodology for helping clients think and see clearly, solve problems, make wise decisions and reach their goals faster.
COSMO builds your and your clients' confidence that you can help them. It creates a shared understanding and language that helps you both see what’s happening, what matters, what’s needed, and what’s next.
View accredited development options below:
ICF & ICCI Accredited
Better Lenses. Better Relationships.
Better Leadership
&
Organizational Practices.
Embedding COSMO in leadership and organizational practices is like putting on prescription glasses for the first time. The landscape doesn’t change; you simply see more clearly what’s already there.
COSMO helps leaders and teams recognize:
✓ Why people resist change
✓ What keeps conflicts and problems repeating
✓ Why something is working well
✓ What types of conversations and relational approaches create friction rather than movement
✓ And so much more
Once you can see and name what’s happening, you can do something about it. You can respond with greater wisdom, clarity and intention.
James Madison
Founder & CEO of
On Purpose Life
“I LOVE COSMO! It’s a simple way to help my clients get clear, take action
and achieve results!
Once you start seeing the world through the COSMO lens, everything changes.”
Coaches • Advisors
Use COSMO as a trustworthy guide, a repeatable methodology for helping clients think and see clearly, solve problems, make wise decisions and reach their goals faster.
COSMO builds your and your clients' confidence that you can help them. It creates a shared understanding and language that helps you both see what’s happening, what matters, what’s needed, and what’s next.
View accredited development options below:
ICF & ICCI Accredited
One Shared, Human-Centered Operating System—Across Your Entire Organization.
COSMO functions at the human level—where organizational work happens.
The same five actions can be used by one person, shared by a team and expanded across departments and functions—creating a common leadership language from the front desk to the boardroom.
INDIVIDUALS
Use COSMO to think clearly, make decisions, determine wise next steps and stay aligned with what matters.
LEADERS
Use COSMO to manage performance with confidence and heart. They learn to steward their own emotions, relate with honor and create healthy, high-functioning teams.
TEAMS
Share a common leadership language to think, communicate, make decisions, solve problems, plan and execute—together.
DEPARTMENTS
Use the same operating system to align people, resources, systems, priorities, change management and execution across functions.
ORGANIZATIONS
Gain a shared leadership language to align people, strategy, systems and execution at every level—creating cultures where people feel valued, problems get solved and goals get accomplished faster.
Everyone understands where they're going, how to get there and what to do next.
One Shared, Human-Centered Operating System. Across Your Entire Organization.
COSMO functions at the human level—where organizational work happens.
The same five actions can be used by one person, shared by a team and expanded across departments and functions—creating a common leadership language from the front desk to the boardroom.
INDIVIDUALS
Use COSMO to think clearly, make decisions, determine wise next steps and stay aligned with what matters.
LEADERS
Use COSMO to manage performance with confidence and heart. They learn to manage their own emotions, relate with honor and create healthy, high-functioning teams.
TEAMS
Share a common leadership language to think, communicate, make decisions, solve problems, plan and execute—together.
DEPARTMENTS
Use the same operating system to align people, resources, systems, priorities, change management and execution across functions.
ORGANIZATIONS
Gain a shared leadership language to align people, strategy, systems and execution at every level—creating cultures where people feel valued, problems get solved and goals get accomplished faster.
Everyone understands where they're going, how to get there and what to do next.
Monette Cochran, RN
Trauma Program Manager
"This is a must for every leader! I'm using COSMO with my team & because we're all learning the same framework, we're speaking the same language in meetings. It's helping me lead with more clarity.
The relational skills we gained helped me learn to slow down, get my emotions in check and then use COSMO to help me think about what to do next or come up with a plan."
"This is a must for every leader! I'm using COSMO with my team & because we're all learning the same framework, we're speaking the same language in meetings. It's helping me lead with more clarity.
The relational skills we gained helped me learn to slow down, get my emotions in check and then use COSMO to help me think about what to do next or come up with a plan."
"This is a must for every leader! I'm using COSMO with my team & because we're all learning the same framework, we're speaking the same language in meetings. It's helping me lead with more clarity.
The relational skills we gained helped me learn to slow down, get my emotions in check and then use COSMO to help me think about what to do next or come up with a plan."
Start Where You Need It.
Expand From There.
COSMO can begin with one leader or team and expand across your organization as needed—or as opportunities grow.
1:1 Coaching
Leadership Development Courses
Team Workshops
Departments & Functions Workshops
Organization-Wide Licensure
COSMO
Practical and intuitive.
No complex theories, just simple tools for lasting impact at all organizational levels
Works with any system. Enhances what’s already working, doesn't replace or complicate it.
Transforms leadership.
Aligns timeless wisdom with
natural rhythms of growth
and neuroscience for
maximum impact.
Start Where You Need It. Expand From There.
COSMO can begin with one leader or team and expand across your organization as needed—or as opportunities grow.
1:1 Coaching → Leadership Development → Teams → Departments & Functions → Organization-Wide
Practical and intuitive.
No complex theories, just simple tools for lasting impact at all organizational levels
Works with any system. Enhances what’s already working, doesn't replace or complicate it.
Transforms how you lead.
Aligns timeless wisdom with natural rhythms of growth
and neuroscience for
maximum impact.
Start Where You Need It. Expand From There.
COSMO can begin with one leader or team and expand across your
organization as needed—or as opportunities grow.
1:1 Coaching → Leadership Development → Teams → Departments & Functions → Organization-Wide
Practical and intuitive.
No complex theories, just simple tools for lasting impact at all organizational levels
Works with any system. Enhances what’s already working, doesn't replace or complicate it.
Transforms how you lead.
Aligns timeless wisdom with
natural rhythms of growth
and neuroscience for
maximum impact.
Ready to consider COSMO for your organization?
Ready to consider
COSMO for your organization?
Let's Start The Conversation.
We listen first. No sales script.
Just an honest conversation about where our training or coaching may be able to serve you—and whether COSMO is the right fit.
We listen first. No sales script.
Just an honest conversation
about where we and COSMO
may be able to serve you.
✓ No sales pressure
✓ 45 minutes, on your schedule
✓ Talk with founder directly
FAQs
What are COSMO’s 5 actions?
GET Clarity.
TAKE Ownership.
CREATE Structure.
MAINTAIN Momentum.
REACH Outcomes.
How do people actually use COSMO day-to-day?
With repeated use, COSMO becomes embedded as a mental operating system. For example, here is how you can use it as a mental checklist for almost any situation:
Do we have Clarity about what’s really happening or what’s expected?
Who needs to take Ownership?
What Structure do we need?
What will create or maintain Momentum?
How aligned are we toward desired Outcomes?
Over time, people begin to naturally think, listen, and communicate through these five lenses.
How does COSMO create a common language?
COSMO gives everyone five shared concepts for understanding what’s happening and deciding what to do next.
Instead of every leader, team or department using a different way to diagnose problems and make decisions, people can return to the same five actions.
That shared language makes conversations clearer, exposes gaps earlier and helps people move from discussion to action.
What happens after a team engages in a COSMO workshop?
That depends on what your organization needs.
Every team starts applying COSMO the day of our Accelerator Workshop.
Some continue using it independently. Others benefit from follow-up coaching, additional workshops, courses, COSMO certification, reinforcement tools, or by licensing it and developing internal facilitators.
The goal is clear: to help you and your people use COSMO to navigate challenges with wisdom, accomplish what matters more effectively, and move forward together.
FAQs
What are COSMO’s 5 actions?
GET Clarity.
TAKE Ownership.
CREATE Structure.
MAINTAIN Momentum.
REACH Outcomes.
How do people actually use COSMO day-to-day?
With repeated use, COSMO becomes embedded as a mental operating system. For example, here is how you can use it as a mental checklist for almost any situation:
Do we have Clarity about what’s really happening or what’s expected?
Who needs to take Ownership?
What Structure do we need?
What will create or maintain Momentum?
How aligned are we toward desired Outcomes?
Over time, people begin to naturally think, listen, and communicate through these five lenses.
How does COSMO create a common language?
COSMO gives everyone five shared concepts for understanding what’s happening and deciding what to do next.
Instead of every leader, team or department using a different way to diagnose problems and make decisions, people can return to the same five actions.
That shared language makes conversations clearer, exposes gaps earlier and helps people move from discussion to action.
What happens after a team engages in a COSMO workshop?
That depends on what your organization needs.
Every team starts applying COSMO the day of our Accelerator Workshop.
Some continue using it independently. Others benefit from follow-up coaching, additional workshops, courses, COSMO certification, reinforcement tools, or by licensing it and developing internal facilitators.
The goal is clear: to help you and your people use COSMO to navigate challenges with wisdom, accomplish what matters more effectively, and move forward together.
Want to learn more about COSMO Today?
Grab the COSMO Foundations Guide.
☑️
Gain Transformational
COSMO
Basics
☑️
Take the COSMO Leadership Assessment
☑️ Use a Navy Seal Tactic to Build Resilience
☑️ Get Practical Applications to Use Immediately
☑️ Learn How We
Prioritize Relationships To Build Trust
Ready to consider COSMO for your organization?
Let's Start The Conversation.
We listen first. No sales script. Just an honest conversation about where our training
or coaching may be able to serve you—and whether COSMO is the right fit.
✓ No sales pressure
✓ 45 minutes, on your schedule
✓ Talk with founder directly
FAQs
What are COSMO’s 5 actions?
GET Clarity.
TAKE Ownership.
CREATE Structure.
MAINTAIN Momentum.
REACH Outcomes.
How do people actually use COSMO day-to-day?
With repeated use, COSMO becomes embedded as a mental operating system. For example, here is how you can use it as a mental checklist for almost any situation:
Do we have Clarity about what’s really happening or what’s expected?
Who needs to take Ownership?
What Structure do we need?
What will create or maintain Momentum?
How aligned are we toward desired Outcomes?
Over time, people begin to naturally think, listen, and communicate through these five lenses.
How does COSMO create a common language?
COSMO gives everyone five shared concepts for understanding what’s happening and deciding what to do next.
Instead of every leader, team or department using a different way to diagnose problems and make decisions, people can return to the same five actions.
That shared language makes conversations clearer, exposes gaps earlier and helps people move from discussion to action.
What happens after a team engages in a COSMO workshop?
That depends on what your organization needs.
Every team starts applying COSMO the day of our Accelerator Workshop.
Some continue using it independently. Others benefit from follow-up coaching, additional workshops, courses, COSMO certification, reinforcement tools, or by licensing it and developing internal facilitators.
The goal is clear: to help you and your people use COSMO to navigate challenges with wisdom, accomplish what matters more effectively, and move forward together.
Want to learn more about COSMO Today?
Grab the COSMO Foundations Guide.
☑️
Gain Transformational
COSMO
Basics
☑️
Take the COSMO Leadership Assessment
☑️ Use a Navy Seal Tactic to Build Resilience
☑️ Get Practical Applications to Use Immediately
☑️
Prioritize Relationships To Build Trust
