{"product_id":"the-leadership-stroke-precision-practice-and-performance-under-pressure","title":"The Leadership Stroke: Precision, Practice, and Performance Under Pressure","description":"\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eYou care about your team. You prepare. You communicate. You work hard to lead well.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAnd yet, under pressure, things don’t always hold together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eConversations become tense. Feedback lands defensively. Meetings create motion but not clarity. High performers drift out of alignment. Small miscommunications quietly erode trust. And when stakes rise, the cracks widen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eMost leadership struggles aren’t caused by lack of effort. They’re caused by lack of precision.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eThe Leadership Stroke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e, executive coach and lifelong competitive rower Frank Rowe tackles the real, everyday challenges leaders and managers face: building trust in teams, giving feedback that drives growth, navigating conflict without damaging relationships, and sustaining performance when pressure is highest.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eDrawing on decades of experience in elite rowing and executive coaching, he introduces a powerful leadership framework grounded in discipline, timing, and intentional execution. In rowing, a crew moves fast not because individuals pull harder, but because every stroke is synchronized and they move as one. Leadership works the same way. Performance comes from practiced fundamentals applied consistently.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eInside, you’ll learn how to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 0px 18px; color: #0f1111; padding: 0px; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\r\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eStrengthen trust so it holds under stress\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eCommunicate with clarity instead of urgency\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eDeliver feedback that improves performance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eAlign your team without micromanaging\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; list-style: disc; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eMake small, repeatable adjustments that compound into high performance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\r\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBlending powerful stories from the boat with practical leadership tools and decades of building high-performing teams, this book provides clear, actionable strategies you can apply immediately.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 14px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eLeadership isn’t about force. It’s about rhythm, consistency, and disciplined execution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px; margin: -4px 0px 0px; color: #0f1111; font-family: 'Amazon Ember', Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; background-color: #ffffff;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIf you want to lead with greater clarity, steadiness, and confidence—especially when it matters most—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-style: italic !important;\"\u003eThe Leadership Stroke\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e will help you build the precision your team needs to perform under pressure.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Juxtabook","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":51361413628219,"sku":"9781940498669","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":51361413660987,"sku":"9781940498652","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/7951\/2891\/files\/9781940498669.jpg?v=1781695955","url":"https:\/\/store.juxtabook.com\/products\/the-leadership-stroke-precision-practice-and-performance-under-pressure","provider":"Juxtabook Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}