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Today you're supposed to lead that team - and the skills that made you exceptional as an individual contributor are actively working against you as a leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Origin Point Field Guide\u003c\/em\u003e is a leadership book built like a naturalist's field guide - because the first step to leading well is learning to see clearly. Before you can change your behavior, you have to recognize your patterns. Before you can develop your team, you have to understand who's in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart One: The Species Guide\u003c\/strong\u003e catalogs eight leadership archetypes you'll recognize immediately - in yourself or in the people around you. The Controller who can't delegate. The Ghost who avoids every difficult conversation. The Performer who manages up brilliantly and neglects the people who do the work. The Firefighter addicted to crisis. 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No four-letter codes. No colored quadrants. Just observable patterns, practical frameworks, and the honest, direct guidance that new leaders actually need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is the field guide you carry into the room. The one that gets dog-eared, written in, and worn from use. Because a field guide that stays on the shelf is just a book. 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