May 31, 2026 · 10:35 am

Featured- The Payroll Pivot: From Invisibility to Influence by Nick Day

Title:  The Payroll Pivot

Subtitle:  From Invisibility to Influence

Author:  Michael Earls

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Business Management

Format: Hardcover, eBook and Paperback

Released:   March 27, 2026

327 Pages

Synopsis:

The profession that runs in silence is about to get loud.

Payroll controls up to 80% of an organisation’s operating expenditure. It holds compliance risk worth millions. It is the reason every employee trusts their employer enough to show up tomorrow.

And yet it remains one of the most strategically undervalued functions in business.

The Payroll Pivot exists to change that.

Nick Day has spent 24 years placing over 10,000 payroll professionals, conducted more than 400 podcast conversations with industry leaders, and coached payroll executives across the globe. This book distils everything he has learned about why brilliant professionals stay invisible, and what happens when they stop.

Inside, you will discover:

  • How to move from the back office to the boardroom by translating payroll data into language the C-suite cannot ignore.
  • Why fear, not skill, is the hidden force keeping talented professionals silent, and how The Fear Equation offers a way through.
  • How AI is not replacing payroll professionals but promoting them, and what it means to become the algorithmic conscience of work.
  • Real stories from leaders who made the pivot, from processor to partner, from invisible to indispensable.
  • Practical frameworks for building trust, leading with character, and sustaining resilience in a profession that never stops.
  • How to claim your seat at the table. Not by waiting for permission. By making yourself impossible to overlook.

The Payroll Pivot is the book the profession has been waiting for. From back office to front line. From transactional to strategic. From Payroll Leader to the Chief Payroll Officers the algorithmic age demands. From invisibility to influence.

Payroll professionals who pivot will shape the future. Those who don’t will be shaped by it. This is your pivot

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRN2MBBR

 

 

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May 31, 2026 · 10:22 am

New Release- Create Your Own Luck: How Leaders leverage the Intersection of Preparation and Opportunity (Create Your Own Luck: The Playbook) by Jeremy Owoh

 

Title: Create Your Own Luck

Subtitle:  How Leaders leverage the Intersection of Preparation and Opportunity 

Author:  Jeremy Owoh

Genre: Non-Fiction/Self-Help/Time Management

Format: eBook and Paperback

Pages:     174

Released:   April, 2026

Synopsis:

The concept of luck carries various connotations, often shaped by individual experiences and perspectives. From a spiritual realm, there has also been some controversy about if there is really such a thing of luck. Throughout my leadership journey, I have contemplated its true meaning and have come to define luck as the intersection of preparation and opportunity. If there is one principle that encapsulates my leadership experience, it is the unwavering commitment to preparation—ensuring that I am ready to seize any opportunity that arises. Moreover, my journey has been shaped not only by diligence and readiness but also by the profound influence of grace and mercy.

 

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX32JQQV

 

 

 

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May 30, 2026 · 10:23 am

Featured- Finding Direction in the Age of AI: Finding Clarity, Leadership and Human Connection in a World Moving at Machine Speed by Michael Earls 

 

Title: Finding Direction in the Age of AI 

Subtitle:  Finding Clarity, Leadership and Human Connection in a World Moving at Machine Speed

Author:  Michael Earls

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Business Strategy 

Format: eBook and Paperback

Released:   March, 2026

Synopsis:

Technology has never moved faster. Cloud computing reshaped how organizations build systems. Artificial intelligence is transforming how decisions are made, how information is created, and how work itself happens.

But as innovation accelerates, something important is becoming harder to find:

Direction.

In Finding Direction in the Age of AI, technology leader Michael Earls explores what it means to stay human in a world increasingly driven by machines.

Drawing from more than two decades working across infrastructure engineering, cloud transformation, and enterprise technology leadership, Michael reflects on the deeper questions technology forces us to ask:

• How do leaders maintain clarity when information moves at machine speed?

• What happens to culture when work becomes fully digital?

• Can artificial intelligence increase productivity without replacing the human elements that make work meaningful?

Blending stories from the evolution of datacenters, cloud platforms, and AI with reflections on leadership, curiosity, and connection, this book offers a thoughtful guide for navigating the modern technology landscape.

Because the real challenge of the AI era isn’t keeping up with speed.

It’s remembering where we’re trying to go.

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GRN2MBBR

 

Michael Earls is a technology and cloud transformation leader with more than two decades of experience helping organizations navigate major shifts in technology. His career has spanned infrastructure, cloud platforms, enterprise strategy, and leadership during some of the most transformative periods in modern computing.

Having worked across startups, enterprise technology companies, and global cloud platforms, Michael writes about the intersection of technology, leadership, and human connection in an era where innovation moves at machine speed.

Finding Direction in the Age of AI reflects on how leaders and organizations maintain clarity, culture, and purpose as artificial intelligence reshapes how we work.

 

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May 30, 2026 · 2:13 am

Featured- The Delivery Gap: Why AI Adoption Fails and How Engineering Leaders Fix It by Brenn Hill

 

Title: The Delivery Gap

Subtitle:  Why AI Adoption Fails and How Engineering Leaders Fix It

Author:   Brenn Hill

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Management

Format: eBook and Paperback

Released:   April 10, 2026

Synopsis:

Your team is writing more code than ever. Your incident rate is climbing too.

Pull request volume is up. Review quality is down. Senior engineers are spending their weeks proofreading AI-generated output instead of designing systems. The dashboards say productivity is up. The incident rate says otherwise.

This is the delivery gap: the growing distance between how fast your team can generate code and how fast your organization can verify that code is correct, secure, and aligned with what you intended to build.

Stripe ships 1,300+ AI-generated PRs per week — every one human-reviewed. Spotify’s LLM-as-judge vetoes 25% of agent sessions. These companies are not faster because they adopted AI. They are faster because they built the verification infrastructure to make AI output trustworthy.

The Delivery Gap shows you how to build that infrastructure.

Inside:

  • The Verification Triangle — metrics that tell you whether your verification is keeping pace with your generation velocity
  • Six-tier quality gates — from static analysis through behavioral monitoring, each catching failure classes the tier below cannot see
  • The Capability Ladder — seven levels of organizational readiness, from experimentation through full agentic operations
  • Eight decisions — an implementation sequence with completion criteria, starting from wherever you are
  • The Conversation — six questions your leadership will ask about AI governance, and how to answer them with data
  • Case studies — what Stripe, Spotify, Webflow, Dropbox, and Airbnb actually built (not what vendors claim)

This is not a book about prompting. It is a book about what happens after the code is generated.

For CTOs, VPs of Engineering, Directors, and Engineering Managers responsible for AI adoption.

 

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GWRY2XH1

 

 

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May 30, 2026 · 1:35 am

Featured: Ghost in the Cabin by R.W. Dove

 

Title:   Ghost in the Cabin

Author: R.W. Dove

Genre: Ghosts/Thriller

Format: Kindle, Hardcover, paperback

Pages:   324 pages

Publication Date: May 12, 2026

Synopsis:

In Ghost in the Cabin by R.W. Dove, four friends from New York City escape the chaos of urban life for a relaxing vacation in a secluded cabin nestled in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia. Their tranquil getaway quickly takes a chilling turn when they encounter a mysterious couple who abruptly disappear without explanation, leaving the friends questioning the safety of their retreat.

Determined to uncover the truth behind their new friends’ vanishing act, the group contacts local authorities, only to be pulled deeper into a web of the town’s dark secrets. As they delve into the mystery, they discover that the past is not as buried as it seems, ghostly tales of murder and unresolved injustices begin to surface, threatening not only their vacation but their very lives.

With a plot filled with unexpected twists and eerie revelations, the novel explores themes of friendship, betrayal, and the haunting legacies of those who have come before. In this gripping tale, the dead have their own stories to tell, and the friends must confront the chilling reality that some secrets are best left undisturbed.

Amazon Link: https://a.co/d/0iSacj9g

 

 

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May 29, 2026 · 10:29 am

Featured-Garbage In, Faster: Why AI Needs Conversation Architects (Structured Conversations) by Claude Hanhart 

Title: Garbage In, Faster

Subtitle:  Why AI Needs Conversation Architects (Structured Conversations)

Author:   Claude Hanhart 

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Management

Format: eBook

Released:   April 19, 2026

Synopsis: #1 Amazon Kindle Best Seller in 10 categories: Business Management, Strategic Management, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Science, Strategy & Competition, Business Systems & Planning, Organizational Learning, Business & Organizational Learning, plus two short-read categories in Business & Money and Computers & Technology

AI doesn’t remove the need for human alignment. It amplifies it.

From the co-author of the #1 Amazon Kindle Bestseller Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomes comes a provocative companion: a book about why AI makes human conversation skills more essential — not less.

Organizations laid off Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches. Then they adopted AI. They eliminated the people who create alignment — and bought a technology that makes alignment more critical than ever.

The result? Garbage in, faster.

This book was written in collaboration with Claude AI by Anthropic. The entire manuscript was generated in under 60 seconds. But those 60 seconds only worked because of the hours of structured conversation that preceded them — and the twenty years of expertise behind those conversations.

The process of writing this book proved its thesis.

What you’ll learn:

• Why “agile is dead” is the wrong diagnosis — and what actually failed
• Communication Debt: the invisible liability destroying your organization
• Why AI multiplies clarity AND confusion equally — and you choose which
• How VERB + NOUN syntax creates infrastructure for both humans and AI
• Why “context engineering” is Structured Conversations by another name
• The five conversations AI can never have for you
• How to become a Conversation Architect — the role organizations need most
• Five conversations you can have Monday morning with no new tools

Who this book is for:

• Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches wondering what comes next
• Product Managers whose AI tools produce beautiful, meaningless artifacts
• Executives who invested in AI but aren’t seeing results
• Anyone who suspects that better conversations might be the answer

A companion to Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomes: Harnessing Structured Conversations for Customer-Driven Value Delivery. That book is the complete toolkit. This one is the argument for why that toolkit is now existential.

Structure the Conversation. Deliver the Outcome.

 

Buying Links: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GX378NBV

 

 

 

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May 22, 2026 · 10:25 am

New: Koryo Poomsae for Competition and Self-Defense by Marc Zirogiannis

 

Title:  Koryo Poomsae for Competition and Self-Defense

Author:   Marc Zirogiannis

Genre: Non-Fiction/Taekwondo/Self-Defense

Format: Paperback

86 Pages

Publisher: Taekwondo Life Magazine

Publication Date:  June 2026

Synopsis: Poomsae, or Forms practice, is an integral element of the world’s most practiced martial art, Taekwondo. Taekwondo is not only the historic Korean martial art but also a permanent Olympic sport of the Summer Games. The foundation of any Taekwondo practitioner’s training is rooted in the practice of forms. In this step-by-step guide, an International Taekwondo Master and World Taekwondo Referee breaks down the most significant Taekwondo form for competition and self-defense. That form is called “Koryo”. It represents the Spirit of Korea. The techniques, methodology, and terminology here are good for beginners through advanced Taekwondo practitioners. Master Marc Zirogiannis has been a Taekwondo practitioner since 1986. He has served as an instructor, International Kukkiwon Certified Master, Internationally Certified World Taekwondo Coach, and Internationally Certified World Taekwondo Referee in Kyorugi and Poomsae. Accompanied by Step-by-Step photos.

Buying Link : https://taekwondolifemagazine-shop.fourthwall.com/products/koryo-poomsae-for-competition-and-self-defense

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April 23, 2026 · 10:39 am

Featured-THE AGENCY BUSINESS BLUEPRINT by Luca Senatore

Title: THE AGENCY BUSINESS BLUEPRINT

Subtitle:  Scale smarter. Lead stronger. Stay profitable in the era of AI. Build the agency the next decade demands. 

Author:   Luca Senatore

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Management

Publisher: Babysteps Publishing Limited

Format: eBook, Paperback, Hardcover, & Audio

Released:   December 2025

Synopsis:

The Agency Business Blueprint
Scale smarter. Lead stronger. Stay profitable in the era of AI.

The agency world has changed — permanently.

What worked even five years ago is no longer enough. Margins are tighter. Clients are more demanding. AI is reshaping every service line. And the next 12–24 months will determine whether your agency grows, plateaus, or quietly disappears.

In The Agency Business Blueprint, agency leader and strategist Luca Senatore delivers a practical, experience-led field guide for building agencies that don’t just survive change — but use it as a competitive advantage.

This is not a book of hacks, trends, or theory.

It’s a blueprint built from two decades of real-world experience: building and exiting agencies, leading teams at scale, working inside Google, and coaching hundreds of agency founders across global markets.

Whether you’re running a boutique agency or leading an established team, this book shows you how to build clarity, leadership, and commercial strength in a world defined by uncertainty and AI-driven disruption.

Inside, you’ll discover:

  • How to build an agency designed for long-term relevance — not short-term wins

  • Why clarity, positioning, and leadership matter more than tactics

  • How to scale profitably in uncertain markets without burning out your team

  • How AI should power growth, differentiation, and margins — not just save time

  • How modern agencies win business, retain clients, and grow sustainably

  • How to move from “service provider” to trusted business growth partner

This book is structured around three essential phases — Build, Grow, and Scale — giving you a clear roadmap from foundation to future-proofing.

If you want an agency your team is proud of, your clients trust, and your future self thanks you for building, this book is your starting point.

The agency of the future isn’t louder.
It’s clearer. Stronger. Smarter.

 

 

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April 23, 2026 · 10:26 am

New Release-The Execution Switch: Don’t Quit Busy. Steer It North by Tanya Booke

Title:  The Execution Switch: Don’t Quit Busy. Steer It North

Author: Tanya Booke

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Management

Publisher: Confidence North Press

Format: eBook, Paperback, & Hardcover

Released:   March, 2026

Synopsis:

Fix What’s Breaking Execution—Without Burning Out Your Team

Most teams don’t fail because they lack talent.

They fail because the work got heavier… and no one redesigned how it gets done.

Meetings multiply.
Everything feels urgent.
Focus gets shredded.
And the work that actually matters keeps slipping.

Not because people don’t care.
Because they’re overloaded.

The Execution Switch™: Northstar Edition is not another productivity book.

It’s a story-driven operating system for modern work—built for real teams, real pressure, and real calendars that don’t slow down.

Inside, you step into Northstar, a high-performing company where everything looks like it’s working… until it isn’t.

Same meetings.
Same pressure.
Same expectations.

But completely different internal reactions.

And that’s where execution breaks.

The problem isn’t time.
It’s cognitive load.

When mental bandwidth gets overloaded:

  • clarity collapses
  • decisions slow
  • rework multiplies
  • and even the best teams start drifting

This book shows you how to see the pattern—and fix it at the source.


What You’ll Learn

  • How to identify and eliminate the Cognitive Load Tax™ draining your team
  • Your Time Style—and how stress quietly distorts how you work
  • Why teams misread each other—and how to translate behavior instead of personalizing it
  • How to build team agreements that reduce friction and protect focus
  • What actually happens under pressure—and how to keep the system from breaking when it matters most
  • How to lead execution across departments, teams, and roles—without adding more noise


Built for Real Workdays

No theory dumps. No productivity theater.

Just:

  • practical language
  • sharp frameworks
  • real team scenarios
  • scripts you can use tomorrow

You don’t need a new personality.
You need a system that works with how people actually operate under pressure.


Who This Book Is For

  • Leaders responsible for execution—not just strategy
  • High performers carrying more than their share
  • Cross-functional teams stuck in “alignment” loops
  • Anyone who feels busy all day… but nothing actually closes


The Shift

This book will change how you see work.

Because what looks like:

  • misalignment
  • communication issues
  • or performance gaps

is often something else entirely:

a system that’s creating friction faster than people can compensate for it.


The Bottom Line

You don’t need more discipline.
You don’t need longer hours.
You don’t need to push harder.

You need:

  • fewer leaks
  • clearer decisions
  • and a system that holds under pressure

Flip the switch.
Steer it North.
And make execution work again.

 

 

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Take the Time Style assessment and access practical playbooks for leaders, teams, and individual contributors at:
www.confidencenorth.com

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April 22, 2026 · 4:34 pm

New Release-Archetypal Remembering: Navigating the Inner Terrains of Feminine Intelligence by Pavithra Venkatesan

Title:  Archetypal Remembering: Navigating the Inner Terrains of Feminine Intelligence

Author: Pavithra Venkatesan

Genre: Non-Fiction/Spirituality/Religion/Women’s Issues

Publisher: Zorba Books

Format: eBook

Released:   March, 2026

Synopsis:

This Book Is Not a Method for Fixing Yourself — It Is an Orientation for Remembering Who You Are
Archetypal Remembering: Navigating the Inner Terrains of Feminine Intelligence is a groundbreaking spiritual self-help book that invites women on a journey back to their own wholeness. In a world that endlessly urges women to change, improve, and perform — this book offers something radically different: a living map for remembering who you already are.

A Living Map Through the Inner Terrains Women Inhabit
Written by Pavithra Venkatesan, this archetypal psychology book blends embodied wisdom, feminine lineage awareness, and depth psychology to illuminate the silent patterns that shape every woman’s inner world. Rather than prescribing rigid steps or quick-fix solutions, Archetypal Remembering guides you to recognize the inner landscapes you already navigate — ache, desire, silence, devotion, sovereignty — and move through them with clarity and self-trust.

This is not another self-help book telling you to bypass your body or override your emotions. Instead, it teaches you to listen to what your body already knows — because true transformation begins not by escaping the self, but by returning to it.

Fifteen Archetypal Initiations — A Path Back to Wholeness
At the heart of this feminine wisdom book lies a unique fifteen-archetype framework that traces how survival patterns develop in women — and how they transform once brought into conscious awareness. Each chapter serves as a point of orientation, helping you:

Identify inherited patterns passed down through feminine lineage

Name survival responses that once protected you but now limit you

Locate yourself within the inner terrain you currently inhabit

Reclaim your voice without apology or performance

Move from shadow expressions to integrated functioning

This archetypal remembering process is not about adding more to your to-do list. It’s about removing the layers that have kept you from belonging fully to your own life.

What Makes This Book Different
Unlike prescriptive self-help guides or clinical therapeutic manuals, Archetypal Remembering takes an unconventional approach:

No pathologizing — patterns are named and understood, never labelled as disorders

No bypassing the body — embodied wisdom is central, not optional

No one-size-fits-all solutions — each woman’s inner terrain is unique

No spiritual materialism — the focus is on quiet, precise remembering without performance

Written in accessible, reflective language, this book speaks directly to women who have exhausted external solutions and are finally ready to turn inward.

 

 

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