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Recognize the pressure.
See the work more clearly.

Leading former peers. Making a recommendation that must survive hard questions. Finding your footing behind a new title. Read a complete advance excerpt and decide which book speaks to the work in front of you.

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6-page advance excerpt

Nobody Handed Me the Playbook

Read the opening of David West’s memoir: a hiring director leaves, brief emails and stacks of paper provide little preparation, and the responsibility to lead remains.

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9-page advance excerpt

The Perioperative Leader's First 90

Begin with the responsibilities of the appointment. Read the opening guide to clarifying authority, support and a useful first-week plan.

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12-page advance excerpt

Surgical Services by Design

A director brings the analysis. The executive still asks what needs to be decided. Follow the complete chapter, then compare three staffing, capital and flow requests before and after they become clear decisions.

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