The Shadow in the Boardroom
What senior leaders cannot see in themselves — and what it quietly costs the organisation.
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AI and the Authentic Leader
On leading well when the machine can imitate almost everything but judgement — and where a leader's authority actually comes from once the tools can do the rest.
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The series
The framework worked through in full — the elements, the archetypes, the shadow, the phases. Each volume stands on its own. €19 each.
The Leader at Home
Leadership does not stop at the front door. The system a demanding role brings home with it.
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The Grounded Leader
Steadiness under load: staying in contact with reality when pressure distorts it.
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The Sovereign's Succession
Power, letting go, and the leader who cannot hand over. On succession and the end of tenure.
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The HR Alchemist
For the people professional who works beneath behaviour, not on top of it.
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The Alchemy of Resilience
Resilience as something built, not summoned — in leaders and in teams under compounding strain.
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The Invisible Architecture
The unseen structures — assumptions, loyalties, defences — that govern how leaders actually decide.
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Planning from the Inside Out
Strategy that begins with the interior life of the people expected to carry it out.
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The Alchemical Team
What turns a group of capable executives into a team that can hold pressure together.
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