A New Book · November 2026
UNMASKED
LEADERSHIP.
Why playing it safe is costing you more than you think.
A field guide for leaders ready to trade performance for presence, and comfort for the kind of candor that changes companies.
About the book
LEADERSHIP,
WITHOUT THE MASK.
Most leaders don't fail because they lack skill. They fail because they've been rewarded for performing a version of leadership that keeps them safe — and keeps their teams stuck.
Unmasked Leadership is a working playbook drawn from more than three decades of coaching executives, founders, and boards through the moments where the mask actually costs you something.
"People aren't checkboxes on a form. They're stories, relationships, and possibilities waiting to be seen."
— Marty Murphy
Inside the book
THREE MOVES
THAT CHANGE THE ROOM.
See the mask you're wearing
How playing it safe protects your title and quietly costs you your team.
Do the reps of candor
The small, daily practices that make honest leadership possible under pressure.
Lead a ripple, not a mandate
Turning personal reckoning into culture change that outlasts you.
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