Why Thousands of Leaders Trust Mike McKenna
Author of High Stakes and 4 other titles. More than twenty-five years in white-collar investigations and disaster response.
Leadership & Response Training for High-Stakes Environments
Built for those responsible for people and outcomes.
NEW: The High Stakes Leader system â–¼
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Trusted by responders and leaders worldwide since 2011.
Over 17,000 trained professionals served.
The decisions you carry alone
One book. Four Skills Labs. One leadership workshop.
All built on four disciplines: Decide, Confront, Uphold, and Develop.
DECIDE
Decision Intelligence Lab
For circling a decision, drowning in data, or freezing on a complex call.
UPHOLD
Self-Management Lab
For staying steady when you are reactive, overwhelmed, or inconsistent.
THE BOOK
High Stakes
Four Field-Tested Disciplines That Define Real Leadership. Start here if you like to read first.
CONFRONT
Difficult Conversations Lab
For avoiding, or mishandling, the conversation that has to happen.
DEVELOP
Emerging Leader Lab
For the move from doing the work to leading the people who do it.
THE WORKSHOP
Real pressure. No wreckage.
A leadership tabletop exercise. Full day or half day, on-site, for your leadership team.
Click here for an overview of all four Skills Labs.
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