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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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Want to go deeper?
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 · 11:17 am

New Release-Rewriting the Rules: A Leadership Model for a Neuroinclusive, Human-Centered Workplace

Title: Rewriting the Rules: A Leadership Model for a Neuroinclusive, Human-Centered Workplace

Author: Ron Sosa

Genre: Non-Fiction/Business/Workplace culture

Format: eBook & paperback

Publisher: Press 49

Released:   March 2026

Synopsis:

Rewriting the Rules: A Leadership Model for a Neuroinclusive, Human-Centered Workplace is a timely and transformative guide for leaders ready to break free from performative leadership and build workplaces that truly work for everyone.

For decades, Ronald Sosa excelled in veterinary leadership, constantly striving to meet invisible standards of professionalism. Behind the success, though, was exhaustion, masking, and self-doubt until late-life diagnoses of ADHD and autism revealed that the problem wasn’t him. It was the system.

Blending personal narrative with practical frameworks, Sosa exposes how traditional leadership models reward charisma over competence, conformity over creativity, and performance over presence. He then introduces his revolutionary four-part model-Reflect, Implement, Sustain, and Elevate (R.I.S.E.)-to help leaders rebuild from the inside out.

Through this model, readers will learn how to:

  • Lead without masks or burnout by grounding leadership in emotional regulation and authentic connection.
  • Build neuroinclusive workplaces that honor difference as a source of strength, not struggle.
  • Redefine professionalism to center humanity, sustainability, and real impact.
  • Shift from performative leadership to purpose-driven, people-centered growth.

This is not another book about managing neurodivergent employees. It’s leadership through neurodiversity. Written with honesty, humor, and empathy, Rewriting the Rules invites all leaders, whether neurotypical, neurodivergent, or simply human, to reimagine what leadership looks like when we stop pretending and start connecting.

If you’ve ever felt “too much,” “not enough,” or out of place in your own leadership journey, this book offers not just understanding but transformation.

Whether you’re a CEO, HR leader, team manager, or emerging professional, you’ll walk away with the clarity, confidence, and courage to lead without performing-and to build a workplace where everyone belongs.

 

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February 26, 2026 · 3:23 pm

Coming Soon-The Making of Excellence: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders and Building Generational Success by Denise Calvert

The Making of Excellence: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders and Building Generational Success

Title:   The Making of Excellence: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders and Building Generational Success

Subtitle:  A parenting system designed for building strong minds and stronger futures

Author:   Denise Calvert

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Parenting/Leadership

Format:    eBook

Length:   35 Pages

Publication Date:   March 17, 2026

Synopsis:

You were told that love alone is enough. That being present is enough. That patience without structure produces strong adults. It does not. Love without discipline creates dependence. Comfort without standards creates insecurity and entitlement.

This book was written after watching talented children fall behind because no one prepared them for real life. No one taught them how to handle pressure. No one taught them how to take responsibility. No one taught them how to work through failure instead of avoiding it.

This is not a book of theories, trends, or online advice. It is a practical guide to building strong habits, empires, legacies, clear standards, and personal accountability all inside the home. These are the systems that produce successful adults.

You will learn how to raise children who can think independently. Who solve problems without constant guidance. Who stay grounded when life becomes difficult. Who do not collapse under stress.

There is a dedicated chapter for single mothers, because raising boys alone is not the same. It requires greater structure, stronger boundaries, and consistent leadership. Children mirror what they see. Emotional chaos creates emotional chaos. Composure creates stability.

This is not about being liked. It is about being respected. It is about preparing your children to compete, lead, and build successful lives.

If you are looking for comfort, this book is not for you.

If you are serious about results, legacy, and long term success, this is where you begin.

 
Buying Link:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GP9BCJX6

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February 17, 2026 · 4:56 pm

New Release-Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomes: Harnessing Structured Conversations for Customer-Driven Value Delivery

Title:  Connecting Goals to Impacts and Outcomes:

 

Subtitle:Harnessing Structured Conversations for Customer-Driven Value Delivery

Author:  by by Claude Hanhart (Author), Rachel Collins (Author)  

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Business/Software Development

Format: eBook 

Length:   387 pages

Publication Date: January, 2026

Synopsis:

You’ve been in that Agile planning session.

Everyone agrees on goals like “improve customer experience” or “increase engagement.” The roadmap looks aligned. The OKRs are approved. But when the sprint ends, no one can clearly explain what success actually means—or why customers should care.

Months later, your product team ships a feature. Customers don’t use it. Stakeholders ask uncomfortable questions. Someone says, “I thought we were building something different.”

This isn’t a delivery problem. It’s a conversation problem.

Across Agile teams, product management organizations, and enterprise transformations, teams work hard, follow the process, and deliver on time—yet still struggle to create real customer and business value. The gap isn’t execution. It’s how goals, assumptions, and decisions are discussed.

Structured Conversations is a practical toolkit for closing that gap.

This book shows product leaders, Agile coaches, and delivery teams how to use clear language and visual thinking to align strategy, product decisions, and day‑to‑day work around measurable outcomes.

In this book, you’ll learn how to:

  • Write clear, outcome‑focused goals using VERB + NOUN syntax that eliminate ambiguity
  • Connect customer needs to business impact using Empathy Mapping, Customer Journey Mapping, and Impact Mapping
  • Align product roadmaps and delivery plans with OKRs that drive accountability and learning
  • Validate assumptions early using Hypothesis‑Driven Development and Example Mapping
  • Facilitate cross‑functional Agile conversations where disagreements become productive
  • Turn vague requirements into clear, executable user stories that teams interpret the same way


Drawing on experience across startups, financial services, and large‑scale Agile transformations, Structured Conversations bridges the gap between product strategy and value delivery with techniques that work in real‑world environments.

The approaches are modular. Start with the technique that addresses your biggest challenge today. Each chapter includes step‑by‑step guidance, real examples, and “Try This Right Now” exercises you can apply immediately.

Whether you work in product management, Agile delivery, or organizational change, this book helps you turn good intentions into measurable outcomes.

Free downloadable templates available at structured‑conversations.com

Buying Link:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFDKBP8L/

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February 17, 2026 · 4:48 pm

New Release-The Real Cost of Regeneration: Judgement and the Limits of Modern Organizations

Title:  The Real Cost of Regeneration

 

Subtitle:  Judgement and the Limits of Modern Organizations

Author:  by Joel Carboni 

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Business/Personal Improvement

Format: eBook and Soft Cover and hardcover

Length:   132 pages

Publication Date: February, 2026

Synopsis:

The Real Cost of Regeneration: Judgment and the Limits of Modern Organizations examines why sustainable business strategy, regenerative leadership, and organizational design so often fail—even when intentions are good and effort is high.

This is not a leadership self‑help book. It is a systems thinking analysis of corporate governance, decision‑making under pressure, and organizational judgment in modern businesses and institutions—for readers who want to understand why sustainability and ESG efforts fail beyond surface‑level explanations.

Most organizations do not fail because leaders lack courage or values. They fail because systems decide before people do. Through alignment, speed, professionalism, portfolio management, risk and assurance processes, and late‑stage governance, leadership accountability is quietly displaced and judgment is narrowed long before harm becomes visible.

Written for board members, executives, senior leaders, sustainability professionals, and system designers working on ESG beyond compliance, this book examines:

  • Why speed becomes a design constraint that eliminates pause and refusal
  • How alignment and “professionalism” replace judgment in leadership teams
  • Why risk management and assurance often function as permission, not protection
  • How portfolio management converts strategic intent into obligation
  • Why formal authority arrives after decisions are already irreversible
  • How teams absorb harm that systems refuse to hold
  • Why regeneration requires giving up speed, optionality, deniability, and certain forms of power and growth

Rather than offering leadership frameworks or inspirational advice, The Real Cost of Regeneration exposes the structural limits of modern organizational design and asks what would actually have to change for regenerative leadership, sustainable business, and ethical governance to be real rather than performative.

If you are looking for a guide on how to motivate people or optimize performance, this book is not for you.

If you want to understand how systems create harm in well‑run organizations—and what regeneration actually costs when taken seriously—this book is the conversation most leadership literature avoids.

Buying Link:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GFDKBP8L/

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January 17, 2026 · 3:28 am

New Release-The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact

Title:  The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact

Author:  by JC Gaillard

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Sports/Computers

Format: eBook and Soft Cover and audio

Publisher: Independent

Length:   230 pages

Publication Date: November, 2025

Synopsis:

A Practical Roadmap for Real and Lasting Cybersecurity Leadership.

When a new Chief Information Security Officer steps into the role, the first 100 days can define their legacy. In The First 100 Days of the New CISO, seasoned cybersecurity leader and consultant JC Gaillard offers a pragmatic, experience-driven guide to succeeding in those crucial early months — and beyond.

Drawing on over two decades of advising major global organisations, Gaillard helps CISOs, executives, and boards understand what true leadership in cybersecurity looks like: calm, structured, and aligned with business priorities.
This is not another technical manual — it’s a leadership guide grounded in governance, culture, and the realities of corporate life.

This is more than a book about the first 100 days. It is a blueprint for the next decade of cybersecurity leadership.

Inside, you’ll discover:


– How to navigate the first 6 days, 6 weeks, and 6 months with clarity and composure.

– How to build trust and credibility across stakeholders before driving change.

– Proven techniques for aligning security with business strategy and governance.

– How to communicate effectively with boards and executive committees.

– Why culture, rhythm, and proportion matter more than tools or technology.

– What differentiates lasting transformation from short-term activity.


Who this book is for:


– Newly appointed CISOs seeking a structured, strategic start.

– Experienced security leaders looking to strengthen influence and impact.

– CEOs, CIOs, and board members who want to understand what effective security leadership looks like.

– Consultants and governance professionals focused on resilience, trust, and transformation.


Structured like a consulting playbook and written in clear, disciplined prose, this book offers the perspective and tools to turn uncertainty into direction — and direction into measurable impact. If you want to lead with confidence, build maturity, and leave a legacy that lasts beyond your tenure, The First 100 Days of the New CISO will show you how.

Buying Link:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1BLTC2L

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January 17, 2026 · 3:18 am

New Release-The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact

Title:  The First 100 Days of the New CISO: A Leadership Guide to Lasting Impact

Author:  by JC Gaillard

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Sports/Computers

Format: eBook and Soft Cover and audio

Publisher: Independent

Length:   230 pages

Publication Date: November, 2025

Synopsis:

A Practical Roadmap for Real and Lasting Cybersecurity Leadership.

When a new Chief Information Security Officer steps into the role, the first 100 days can define their legacy. In The First 100 Days of the New CISO, seasoned cybersecurity leader and consultant JC Gaillard offers a pragmatic, experience-driven guide to succeeding in those crucial early months — and beyond.

Drawing on over two decades of advising major global organisations, Gaillard helps CISOs, executives, and boards understand what true leadership in cybersecurity looks like: calm, structured, and aligned with business priorities.
This is not another technical manual — it’s a leadership guide grounded in governance, culture, and the realities of corporate life.

This is more than a book about the first 100 days. It is a blueprint for the next decade of cybersecurity leadership.

Inside, you’ll discover:


– How to navigate the first 6 days, 6 weeks, and 6 months with clarity and composure.

– How to build trust and credibility across stakeholders before driving change.

– Proven techniques for aligning security with business strategy and governance.

– How to communicate effectively with boards and executive committees.

– Why culture, rhythm, and proportion matter more than tools or technology.

– What differentiates lasting transformation from short-term activity.


Who this book is for:


– Newly appointed CISOs seeking a structured, strategic start.

– Experienced security leaders looking to strengthen influence and impact.

– CEOs, CIOs, and board members who want to understand what effective security leadership looks like.

– Consultants and governance professionals focused on resilience, trust, and transformation.


Structured like a consulting playbook and written in clear, disciplined prose, this book offers the perspective and tools to turn uncertainty into direction — and direction into measurable impact. If you want to lead with confidence, build maturity, and leave a legacy that lasts beyond your tenure, The First 100 Days of the New CISO will show you how.

Buying Link:   https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0G1BLTC2L

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January 17, 2026 · 2:58 am

New Release-SCORE! Online Soccer Manager (OSM) From the Attic to the Arena 

Title:   SCORE!

Subtitle:  Online Soccer Manager (OSM) From the Attic to the Arena

Author:  by Jeroen Derwort

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Sports/Computers

Format: eBook and Soft Cover

Publisher: Derwort Media

Length:   187 pages

Publication Date: December, 2025

Synopsis:

One attic. One idea. A hundred million players.

Jeroen Derwort was just a teenager when he started coding Online Soccer Manager (OSM) from his bedroom in The Netherlands. His dream? To let football fans experience the thrill of managing their favorite club.

He didn’t know he was building a global empire.

SCORE! takes you behind the scenes of a startup that exploded from a hobby project into a tech giant with fifty employees and millions of obsessed users worldwide. It is a candid, unfiltered account of the chaos behind the success: the high-stakes encounters with corporate giants, the fight against digital hooligans, and the boardroom clashes with the world’s biggest football clubs.

But this is more than a business book. It is the personal journey of a shy nerd who had to learn to lead, negotiate, and survive in the Champions League of the gaming industry.

From a lonely attic to the “Top 100 Self-Made Millionaires” list—this is the ultimate playbook for anyone who dares to dream big.

 
Buying Link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCTF8FHC/#

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January 7, 2026 · 12:17 pm

New Release-Virx-Leonatus Culture: The Codex 

 

Title:   Virx-Leonatus Culture: The Codex

Author:  by Keenan L. McBride

Genre:     Non-Fiction/Business/Leadership

Format: eBook, Hard and Soft Cover

Publisher: Independent

Length:   76 pages

Publication Date: December, 2025

Synopsis:

The Virx-Leonatus (VX) Culture Codex is more than a book—
It is a codex of refinement, a guide for the individual who seeks mastery not only of career or influence, but of presence, intellect, and character. Within these pages lie the foundational pillars of VX culture: disciplined confidence, courtesy elevated to charisma, empathy used strategically as strength, and an appreciation for art, history, and beauty as catalysts for human expansion. This codex reveals how culture is not ornament, but architecture. It shows how exposure to art, music, literature, wine, and theater awakens perception, deepens emotional intelligence, and broadens perspective—allowing one to lead with greater clarity, connection, and wisdom. It is written from the point of view of strengthening men but contains principles that benefit anyone looking to elevate their presence.

Inspired by the emblematic power of the lion, Virx-Leonatus teaches that true strength is quiet, sovereign, and patient. The lion does not roar to prove its dominance—its presence commands respect, its restraint earns loyalty, and its action, when taken, is precise and decisive. This philosophy becomes a model for leadership and life: power guided by empathy, ambition balanced by humanity, confidence without arrogance, and influence rooted in genuine regard for others.

For the rising leader, the cultured professional, or anyone who desires to refine how they think, speak, and move in the world—this codex offers a blueprint. It is a manual for gaining trust without force, loyalty without demand, respect without threat. It reveals how quiet strength, empathy, and determination make one magnetic rather than imposing—and how a cultivated mind paired with composure becomes a force of irresistible authority. This is the Virx-Leonatus standard. A lifestyle. A discipline. A legacy in the making. For those ready to elevate presence, command respect through character, and lead with both mind and heart—this book is not an option. It is a necessity.
 
Buying Link:   https://www.amazon.com/Virx-Leonatus-Culture-Keenan-L-McBride/dp/B0G64JRLYP/

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