Sheilah Vance is the only leadership strategist in America whose framework is built entirely from primary-source documents of the Gulph Mills Encampment of the Revolutionary War. Her Threshold Framework—five leadership principles drawn from the six days General George Washington’s Continental Army spent at Gulph Mills before marching to Valley Forge—gives executives, attorneys, and institutional leaders a battle-tested decision making system that is 250 old and still relevant to today’s leaders.
THE THRESHOLD FRAMEWORK
Five leadership principles extracted from primary-source documents of the Gulph Mills Encampment. Each principle is grounded in a specific, documented decision made during six days in December 1777.
1
Clarity Under Pressure
Define what must not fail.
2
Morale as Strategy
Emotional leadership is operational leadership.
3
Geography Matters
Know your terrain.
4
Delay Is a Decision
Inaction carries strategic weight.
5
Symbolic Leadership
Optics shape endurance. A good leader shows up.
ARTICLES ON THE THRESHOLD FRAMEWORK
The Threshold Framework: Leadership Principles for Times of Uncertainty
Applying The Threshold Framework to the Creation of the Declaration of Independence
After America250: Crossing the Nation’s Next Threshold
For more information about The Threshold Framework and to book Sheilah to speak about these leadership principles that you can apply today, email her at svanceauthor@gmail.com.
