ALIGNMENT

The Leadership difference that determines execution or burnout

ALIGNMENT

The leadership difference that determines execution or burnout

Why capable leaders burn out, execution stalls, and effort stops working even when everything looks “fine”.

If you are still:

• Trying harder
• Adding frameworks
• Pushing discipline
• Installing AI
• Re-opening the same decisions

This book will unsettle you.

Because the problem isn’t people.
It isn’t motivation.
And it isn’t workload.

It’s MISALIGNMENT.

ALIGNMENT is a diagnostic leadership book for people who are functioning well, achieving consistently, and quietly paying too high a price for it.

Burnout is not a personal failure.

It’s a system consequence.

Research shows burnout is driven by how work is designed, not individual weakness (Harvard Business Review, 2024).
Yet leaders keep fixing behaviour while the conditions stay broken.

That’s why effort rises.
And results quietly decay.

This book does what most leadership books avoid

It names the real enemy.

Not stress.
Not resistance.
Not mindset.

Conditions that no longer carry intent cleanly from thinking to action.

What makes this book different

• It removes blame instead of adding pressure
• It explains why discipline turns into exhaustion
• It reveals why success often masks failure
• It gives leaders language for friction they already feel

No motivation.
No platitudes.
No tools layered on top of misfit.

What readers gain

✔ Clarity without burnout
✔ Execution without force
✔ Decisions that hold
✔ Momentum that doesn’t need policing
✔ Leadership that works under pressure

Why this matters now

Organisational alignment is strongly linked to performance, yet remains poorly understood and inconsistently implemented (McKinsey & Company, 2024).

Global workforce data shows over 80% of employees report symptoms of burnout or exhaustion, despite rising wellbeing investment (Gallup, 2024).

Meanwhile, over 80% of large organisations now run wellbeing programmes, yet burnout and disengagement continue to rise (Harvard Business Review, 2024).

The common factor?
Conditions, not commitment.

Who this book is for

Leaders who are already trying.
Managers carrying invisible friction.
HR directors tired of blaming people.
Executives who sense something is off — but can’t yet name it.

This book is not for everyone

If you’re looking for motivation, this book is not for you.

If you’re ready to stop compensating —
and start restoring alignment —
this book will permanently change how you understand leadership, execution, and burnout.