Librería Samer Atenea
Kálamo Books
Librería Elías (Asturias)
Librería Kolima (Madrid)
Librería Proteo (Málaga)
That gnawing feeling-the one that says you could be running your team or business better-it doesn’t go away with more effort.If you lead a business or manage others, you already know the difficulty isn’t about intelligence or work ethic. You’re making decisions with incomplete information. People depend on you. The work moves forward-but it often feels heavier, more reactive, and more dependent on you than it should.CRAFT: The Expedition of Business was written for that moment.Because building and leading a business is not just execution. It’s an expedition-through uncertainty, complexity, and constant change. And alongside that external journey is a quieter one: learning how to become the kind of leader capable of navigating it all-a master of their craft.Written by an entrepreneur who founded, grew, and exited his own business-and now works with owners, executives, and leaders nationwide-this book serves as a guide and companion on both of those journeys.Across four parts and 24 chapters, you’ll build an integrated understanding of how business, leadership, and people actually work beneath the surface:Part 1: Destination-Why most decisions stay stuck at the level of copying others or following generic advice. You’ll learn to separate what matters from what merely feels urgent, and to build a decision-making architecture that keeps you steady during the storms and your organization moving in the same direction.Part 2: Crew-Why your team perceives reality differently than you do, why their behavior makes more sense than you think, and what’s actually driving their actions beneath the surface. You’ll gain a model for understanding people that goes far deeper than personality tests-one that changes how you hire, communicate, and lead.Part 3: Leader-Why mimicking great coaches, military leaders, or famous CEOs often backfires in business, and what makes business leadership a fundamentally different craft. You’ll discover the two things effective leaders must provide-and why the endless list of attributes leaders are told to embody may be doing more harm than good.Part 4: Expedition-There are four fundamental forces working against every organization, relentlessly and without exception. Most leaders fight the symptoms and rely on borrowed tactics. This book names the root causes and builds sounder strategies. Through the stories of the Wright Brothers’ pursuit of controlled flight, Amundsen’s navigation of the Northwest Passage, the ancient caravans that crossed the Silk Road, and the little-known transformation of North Carolina’s treacherous coastline, you’ll find proven insights for designing organizations where teams navigate independently, supply lines of customers and talent give you the power to make decisions on your terms, and Rule #1 is never broken.This isn’t a book about shortcuts. It’s about learning to see the terrain clearly, move deliberately, and reach your destination on the Expedition of Business.Reading about business is easy. Changing how we act is harder. That’s why this book includes access to a companion Field Notes journal-a place to capture reflections, map insights, and work through how each chapter applies to your leadership and your business.If you feel the pull to build something exceptional-and to become a greater leader in the process-the expedition begins here.
