A field manual for the decisions that don’t allow a second draft — from a man who served in Canada’s Prime Minister’s Office through the 2008 financial crash and as Chief of Staff in the Senate of Canada through the pandemic.
Leadership Under Fire — publishing October 20, 2026.
A sale. A succession. An exit. A crisis that lands on a Tuesday and can’t wait until Monday. You’ve earned your judgment the hard way — but the rooms where the biggest calls get made run on a different set of rules. This book hands you those rules.
One direction, or no direction. How to point every resource, decision, and person at a single objective — and hold it under pressure.
The right people in the right seats. Technology as a default, not an afterthought. And trust — the only currency that clears in the rooms that matter.
How to make a high-stakes call with clarity and speed — then execute it without waiting for permission that isn’t coming.
A Friday in November 2008. Five days into the job in the Prime Minister’s Office, and the government four days from falling. Chapter One of Leadership Under Fire is about that room — and it is yours to read now, before the book publishes on October 20. No cost, no noise, unsubscribe in one click.
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