When the Plan Breaks
eBook - ePub

When the Plan Breaks

What Great Leaders Do Then

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eBook - ePub

When the Plan Breaks

What Great Leaders Do Then

About this book

What do you do when the strategy you trusted collapses, the data is incomplete, and there is no playbook left to follow? Most leadership advice works only under ordinary conditions. It breaks down at the edge â the moment plans fail, fear rises, ugly truths surface, and irreversible decisions loom. When the Plan Breaks takes you inside those defining moments, drawing on real crises at Intel, Apple, Airbnb, Johnson & Johnson, and more to show what leadership actually demands when the floor gives way. Blending hard-won operational experience with research on decision-making, psychological safety, and resilience, Brennan Renvik offers an honest, unromantic guide to leading through uncertainty â not from the safety of the conference room, but from inside the fire. Inside, you'll discover: - Why the biggest obstacle in a crisis is usually internal â fear, ego, and attachment to identity - How to tell the truth when the truth is ugly and build a culture where bad news travels fast - The right way to handle layoffs, demotions, and firing people you care about - How to design an organization that can take a punch through slack, escalation, and distributed judgment - How to spot the quiet rot of politics and ego before it hollows out your team - What to do when you must decide whether to sell, step aside, or keep going Great leadership isn't knowing the answer â it's staying honest and standing firm when there isn't one.

Information

Publisher
ADMX Publishing
Year
2026
Topic
Business
eBook ISBN
9798905806988
Subtopic
Leadership
Index
Business

Table of contents

  1. When the Playbook Runs Out
  2. Sitting With the Fear
  3. Telling the Truth When the Truth Is Ugly
  4. Layoffs, Demotions, and Firing Your Friend
  5. The Weight of Being the One Who Decides
  6. Wartime Instincts vs. Peacetime Habits
  7. Hiring People Who Have Already Failed Well
  8. Designing an Organization That Can Take a Punch
  9. Politics, Ego, and the Quiet Rot Inside Fast-Growing Teams
  10. How to Have the Conversation Nobody Wants to Have
  11. Selling the Company, Selling the Vision, or Selling Nothing
  12. Case Study
  13. Case Study
  14. Founder-CEO or Professional CEO
  15. Making Peace With the Struggle
  16. About the Author

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