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Leading when the ground moves

Each book stands on its own. Together they follow one question across a career: what leadership becomes under pressure, from the first hours of a disaster to the choices a whole nation must make about artificial intelligence.

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Newest · 2026

The AI Fluent Nation

How Leaders Prepare Their Countries for the Age of AI

Access to AI is not the same as benefiting from it. A guide for ministers and senior officials in the more than 190 countries that will never build a frontier model, and why they do not need to.

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Leadership and AI · 2026

The AI Fluent Leader

The Art of Leading When AI Changes Everything

The art of leading when AI changes everything. Why the technology exposes thin strategy, uneven governance, and untested capability.

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Sustained pressure · 2025

The Motivated Leader

The Art of Motivating Yourself and Others

The art of motivating yourself and others, through the long stretch when disruption has become normal and the next crisis has not yet arrived.

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Crisis leadership · 2025

The Crisis Leader

The Art of Leadership in Times of Crisis

The art of leadership in times of crisis, drawn from Haiti, West Africa, Syria, and Nepal. New and revised edition.

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