{"product_id":"seized-scott-ives-9798259186644","title":"Seized: Why Leaders Break Systems Under Pressure and How to Stop it","description":"Most leadership failures are misdiagnosed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey get blamed on staffing, culture, execution, or \"this generation.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThose explanations are comforting.\u003cbr\u003eThey are also wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen pressure rises, leaders don't just make harder decisions - they begin to think differently. Judgment narrows. Communication distorts. Urgency replaces clarity. And without realizing it, leaders start building systems that reflect their stress instead of their strategy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSEIZED is built on one non-negotiable premise: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou are the engine.\u003cbr\u003eThe state of the engine determines the fate of the system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is not a book about leadership style, motivation, or mindset. It is a forensic examination of why leaders - capable, experienced, well-intentioned leaders - become the source of the breakdown they're trying to fix. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSEIZED reveals five structural laws that govern how systems fail under pressure: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- Urgency creates distortion before it creates results\u003cbr\u003e- Unfiltered communication destroys signal and accelerates failure\u003cbr\u003e- Speed without direction burns teams out\u003cbr\u003e- Compliance quietly replaces ownership\u003cbr\u003e- Bad input guarantees bad output - every time \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEach law includes diagnostics drawn from real high-pressure environments - sales floors, admissions offices, consumer finance - where failure wasn't theoretical. It was personal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf your team is getting quieter, problems are multiplying, and you're working harder but seeing less clarity - \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYou're not imagining it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSEIZED will show you exactly why it's happening. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd what it will cost you if you don't stop it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Ives\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798259186644\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.10d","brand":"Scott Ives","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997640503551,"sku":"9798259186644","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seized-scott-ives-9798259186644","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}