Concept — Go for the Gap

• Canonical name: Go for the Gap
• Aliases: the four-stage rebuild, adaptive change, "change at the top of your game"
• Type: change-management framework
• Primary chapter: 2 (Adapt)

Role in the book

The chapter-2 metaphor that turns rugby's most defining act — a fly-half spotting a hole in a defensive line and breaking through — into an organizational principle: when you are at peak success, change anyway. Pegged to a four-stage architecture: establish urgency, articulate vision, build capability, execute credibly.

Energy / personality

Forward-leaning. Decisive. Slightly ruthless. Clear-eyed about pain.

Visual signature

A narrow vertical band of clean light between two looming dark forms — the visual analog of a hole in a defensive line — with a single forward-leaning silhouette breaking through. Minimal. Diagrammatic.

Source references

• Kerr, J. Legacy, ch. 2 — "Go for the Gap"
• whatgotyouthere.com / Medium recaps citing the four-stage rebuild

Confidence

High. Mantra widely quoted.