Leadership
Survive the middle. The pressure from above and below that no one warned you about.
Learn from the worst. What to take from bad bosses — the ultimate revenge.
Through the mess. Because perfect execution is for a world that doesn't exist.
Roughly Right Leadership is a survival guide for the Wednesday morning reality. For the manager stuck between a boss demanding magic and a frontline that just wants to know what to do next. For anyone who has ever sat in a meeting thinking, “That is never going to work,” this book gives you real stories and survival moves you can actually use.
The physics of leadership is simple. The sugar always dissolves. The problems stay. Manic optimism fades, metrics tank, and yes, the software breaks. The sugar rush is gone, and all you have left is fumes.
That's why you don't need another framework. You need permission to be roughly right.
Then there are the people you lead — complicated ones. Learn how to manage the star burning out, the high performer poisoning the water, and the reliable middle you keep trying to fix. You know this cast of characters. You've just never seen them written about like this.
Hope is expensive. Honesty is rare. And good stories are still priceless.
What's inside
Uncomfortable truths, real stories, and simple moves that actually work in the trenches. Hover or tap any chapter to see what's inside.
and the mess that made me
The credentials that actually matter aren't on your résumé.
and why the sugar always dissolves
Hope is expensive. Learn which kind bankrupts you.
that drives you insane
Meet Phoenix, River, Sage, Remy, and Kirby — the archetypes on every team.
quiet is loud and paper is priceless
When silence isn't agreement and harmony isn't balance.
static, signals, and the words you swallowed
The feedback you're too scared to give — and the signs you missed.
the great and powerful squeeze
Where decisions actually get made (hint: it's the hallway).
victory is hiding in plain sight
The question you forgot to ask — and the SPAM that answered it.
where the job gets heavy and the words get real
Love, loss, gravity, and the weight you carry.
scars, shields, and zombies — oh my
The overcorrection trap, the empty tank, and surviving the boss you can't fix.
and the funhouse mirror you can't shake
What to steal from bad leaders — the ultimate revenge.
the deal you make with yourself
The boss who changes your life — and why they're still a mess.
Five characters. Five moves. Your team is a production.
Know who's on your stage.
Keep going
