{"product_id":"coherence-at-work-korvin-hale-9798250018470","title":"Coherence at Work: Structural Clarity, Leadership Design, and the Hidden Cost of Modern Organizations","description":"Work is not exhausting because it is demanding. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is exhausting because it is structurally incoherent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Coherence at Work, Gregg Patten examines the hidden architecture of modern organizations - and the quiet ways they rely on human nervous systems to remain stable. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen uncertainty rises, who absorbs it?\u003cbr\u003eWhen ambiguity appears, who translates it?\u003cbr\u003eWhen leadership hesitates, who compensates? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMost workplaces do not collapse from incompetence. They collapse because stability is quietly outsourced to the most capable people in the room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is not a productivity manual. It is not a negotiation guide. It is not advice about setting better boundaries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is a structural diagnosis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing from organizational theory, structural psychology, and leadership design, Patten explores: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Why competence often becomes captivity\u003cbr\u003e- How guilt operates as a management technology\u003cbr\u003e- Why urgency substitutes for architecture\u003cbr\u003e- The moral compression created by money and survival\u003cbr\u003e- What true structural leadership actually requires \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith precise language and grounded workplace scenarios, Coherence at Work offers a new way to see professional burnout - not as personal weakness, but as design failure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe question is no longer whether you are strong enough to survive your workplace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe question is whether your workplace knows how to carry its own weight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Korvin Hale\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798250018470\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d","brand":"Korvin Hale","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173637988607,"sku":"9798250018470","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd26d6a1-5922-47c8-95bc-e8b5e3efad34.jpg?v=1788955672","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/coherence-at-work-korvin-hale-9798250018470","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}