From bestselling author, Amy J. Clark
When the future outpaces experience, leadership is tested.
The thinking you need when the familiar stops working.
“Unseen Leadership is a rare kind of leadership book—one that doesn’t ask you to posture or power up, but instead invites you to pause, reflect, and lead from a deeper place. With striking honesty and clarity, Amy Clark gives voice to the subtle moments that show how true leadership is shaped not by visibility, but by courage, curiosity, and connection. This book will stay with you long after you turn the final page.”
- Dr. Marshall Goldsmith is the Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There.
About the author
Amy J. Clark is an executive advisor, coach, and C-Suite executive who has spent more than two decades guiding senior executives and organizations through complex change. Amy helps leaders interrupt the instincts and patterns that limit their impact and activate the strategic capacity to lead inside uncertainty.
As the author of the best-selling books Growth Point and co-author of Talent Impact, Amy’s work has influenced leaders across Fortune 500 companies, mission-driven organizations, and emerging enterprises. Today, she partners with executives and teams to redefine relevance, build credibility that lasts, and develop leaders for the business they are becoming, not the one they have been.
What you’re likely seeing…
At the executive level, leadership challenges rarely announce themselves as problems.
They show up as signals:
Decisions move faster, but outcomes don’t improve
Presence begins to substitute for trust
Activity feels productive, yet alignment weakens
Nothing is broken.
But something is no longer working the way it used to.
What’s really driving those signals…
We are often told to trust our instincts. What if those instincts are quietly working against us?
Under sustained pressure, leadership doesn’t default to strategy.
It defaults to instinct.
Instincts that once worked:
Relying on expertise
Tightening control
Driving for certainty
Seeking perfection
These responses feel responsible.
They are also increasingly misaligned with the demands placed on leaders today.
Left unchecked, they shape judgment, limit influence, and determine whether leadership holds as complexity increases.
What this book helps you do…
Unseen Leadership focuses on the forces shaping decisions before they’re visible—when there’s still room to change the outcome.
Inside, you’ll explore how to:
Identify the beliefs and reflexes influencing your decisions under pressure
Interrupt familiar patterns that narrow strategic judgment
Strengthen leadership capacity when the path forward isn’t clear
Move people toward a future that hasn’t been fully defined
The work centers on four leadership capacities—Curiosity, Adaptability, Resilience, and Empathy—not as ideals, but as tools for navigating uncertainty at scale.
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