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The Control Standard|Andrew Lee Ward

The Control Standard : How to Become the Person Leaders Trust to Own What Matters

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Overview

You're busy. But is the work actually under control?

In most growing organisations, the felt loss of control isn't a discipline problem. It's a drift problem. Work starts clear, then slowly goes vague. Owners are implied, not named. Decisions stall. Risks stay polite. And the surprises that land late were usually visible much earlier - no one owned the act of raising them.

The Control Standard is a practical operating standard for the people who keep work moving: ambitious operators, new and emerging managers, and the leaders who coach them.

It shows how to convert uncertainty into something usable - an owner, a date, a decision, an escalation path, a fallback - so important work becomes easier to trust.

Seniority is earned by making work easier to trust.

You'll learn how to:

  1. Tell real control from mere activity - and stop mistaking busyness for progress
  2. Own outcomes, not just complete tasks
  3. Communicate upward so senior people can actually steer
  4. Delegate and coach without micromanaging
  5. Catch drift and surprises early, before they become expensive
  6. Spot repeated pains and turn them into better systems, mechanisms, and habits
  7. Become easier to trust with important work

Grounded in 16 years of real delivery, not management theory. Short, concrete, and built to hand from manager to direct report.

For ambitious contributors, it is a guide to becoming easier to trust with important work.

For line managers, it is the book you wish your direct reports had already read.

For readers of The Making of a Manager, Extreme Ownership, and The Coaching Habit who want the standard beneath them all.

This item is Non-Returnable

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781739725969
  • ISBN-10: 1739725964
  • Publisher: Triple Twist Publishing Ltd
  • Publish Date: April 2026
  • Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.64 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.95 pounds
  • Page Count: 236

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