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By Design: Leadership Reframed Through Neuroscience
265 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 10, 2026
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September 26, 2026
Katie’s heart and expertise are clear from Page 1. I can’t wait to see how this book changes the world!!
I wish every leader I worked under had read this book!! Thank you, Katie.
I wish every leader I worked under had read this book!! Thank you, Katie.
September 24, 2026
Understanding ourselves under pressure
Written by a practitioner who has been in the room, with the warmth and approachability of a trusted friend and the precision of an academic, this book stands out by refusing to stay in just one lane.
By illuminating the biological stress patterns that emerge at both the individual and organizational level, while never losing sight of people as people, Dr. Katie makes complex ideas accessible and actionable. She gives the reader a framework for recognizing what is actually happening when people and organizations are under pressure and why certain behaviors emerge, how those patterns can become embedded, and what can be done about them. The result is a book that is practical without being superficial, rigorous without becoming overly academic, and engaging without sacrificing substance.
What makes the book especially effective is its humanity. It feels less like being lectured and more like learning from someone who has faced these challenges firsthand, reflected deeply on them, and distilled those lessons into something genuinely useful.
Written by a practitioner who has been in the room, with the warmth and approachability of a trusted friend and the precision of an academic, this book stands out by refusing to stay in just one lane.
By illuminating the biological stress patterns that emerge at both the individual and organizational level, while never losing sight of people as people, Dr. Katie makes complex ideas accessible and actionable. She gives the reader a framework for recognizing what is actually happening when people and organizations are under pressure and why certain behaviors emerge, how those patterns can become embedded, and what can be done about them. The result is a book that is practical without being superficial, rigorous without becoming overly academic, and engaging without sacrificing substance.
What makes the book especially effective is its humanity. It feels less like being lectured and more like learning from someone who has faced these challenges firsthand, reflected deeply on them, and distilled those lessons into something genuinely useful.
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