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Inside the Field Guide
• An overview of leadership as a relational system, not an individual trait
• A consistent anatomy used to analyze each pattern
• Fully developed leadership patterns, including strengths, limits, and drift conditions
• System-level failure modes that emerge when patterns reinforce or crowd out one another
• A Pattern Interaction Matrix showing how leadership rarely fails alone
The Leadership Patterns Covered
Each pattern is examined for how power moves, where legitimacy comes from, and what happens under strain.
The Agitator
The Architect
The Arbiter
The Convener
The Gardener
The Navigator
The Reformer
The Standard-Bearer
The Steward
Who This Guide Is For
• Leaders navigating complex or constrained systems
• Managers inheriting structures they did not design
• Individual contributors trying to make sense of leadership above them