Free Resources
Our collection of carefully curated free resources help unlock your potential as a leader so you can build a stronger business and a more collaborative and caring team.
We’re committed to helping you grow in your personal and professional development.
That’s why we’ve pulled together a variety of top-quality resources you can use for continuous learning. From workshops and tip sheets to videos and guidebooks, our free resources provide motivation for personal growth, engaging ideas for leadership development, and deeper insight into the importance of board governance. It doesn’t cost anything more than a few minutes of time to invest in yourself using these free resources.
Leadership Development and Personal Growth

Weekly Book Buzz
Readitfor.me takes the most binge-worthy business and professional development books and turns them into bite-sized video summaries you can watch in 12 minutes or less. Sign up for UpCloseTeam’s Weekly Book Buzz for FREE access to three binge-worthy summaries each week!

Act Purposely in Times of Crisis
In this 10-minute video, leadership coach and mentor Jon Close walks you through seven ways good leaders act purposely to help lead their teams in times of crisis.

Daily Seed of Thought
Start your day with an inspirational message from leadership coach and mentor Colette Close. Colette’s Daily Seed of Thought includes inspiration, motivations, and ideas designed to help you empower a winning mindset, achieve your goals, and become more intentional.
Board Governance

Board Leadership
Question of the Week
In this weekly video series, leadership coach and mentor Jon Close answers your questions about board leadership and governance.

5 Steps For Building Engaged Board Leaders
In this guidebook, we outline five easy steps you can use to stimulate engagement and create high-performing board leaders. Become a Growth Insider!
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