{ "item_title" : "The Power of And", "item_author" : [" Jeff Thomas "], "item_description" : "Leadership today is addicted to certainty.Fast answers. Clean sides. Either you're decisive or you're weak. Tough or empathetic. Right or wrong.But real leadership rarely lives in those choices.The Power of And is a grounded, story-driven leadership book about what happens when leaders refuse false binaries and learn to hold complexity without collapsing under pressure.Told through a realistic, fictionalized narrative, the book follows Elena Ramirez, a newly appointed superintendent, as she navigates a year of high-stakes decisions involving staff, students, parents, and a demanding board. Each challenge forces her to confront the same tension leaders everywhere face: the pressure to sound certain before clarity actually exists.Across boardrooms, classrooms, homes, and communities, this book explores what it looks like to lead when: Standards and empathy both matterSpeed is demanded, but presence is requiredClarity must be built, not declaredPerformance tempts leaders to abandon truthRather than offering slogans or shortcuts, The Power of And introduces seven practical leadership frameworks that help leaders stay grounded when pressure compresses their options. These tools are not formulas to memorize, but practices to develop fluency in complexity, discernment, and human-centered decision-making.Readers will learn how to: Recognize when either/or thinking is distorting judgmentHold competing truths without stalling or overcorrectingLead across personal, relational, tactical, and strategic layersRespond under pressure without sacrificing trustScale impact without losing identity or cultureThis book is written for leaders who operate where decisions have real consequences, including executives, educators, coaches, parents, and community leaders. It is reflective without being abstract, practical without being prescriptive, and realistic about the emotional weight leadership actually carries.The Power of And does not promise easy answers.It offers something more durable: the discipline to stay present long enough for better answers to emerge.This book is the first volume in The Power Of, a twelve-book leadership series exploring how modern leaders navigate complexity, pressure, presence, and legacy in a world that rewards certainty but requires wisdom.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/824/221/9798242215405_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "18.99", "online_price" : "18.99", "our_price" : "18.99", "club_price" : "18.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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