{"product_id":"the-control-standard-andrew-lee-ward-9781739725969","title":"The Control Standard: How to Become the Person Leaders Trust to Own What Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou're busy. But is the work actually under control?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn most growing organisations, the felt loss of control isn't a discipline problem\u003cstrong\u003e. It's a drift problem.\u003c\/strong\u003e Work starts clear, then slowly goes vague. Owners are implied, not named. Decisions stall. Risks stay polite. And the surprises that land late were usually visible much earlier - no one owned the act of raising them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Control Standard\u003c\/strong\u003e is a practical operating standard for the people who keep work moving: ambitious operators, new and emerging managers, and the leaders who coach them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt shows how to convert uncertainty into something usable - an owner, a date, a decision, an escalation path, a fallback - so important work becomes easier to trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeniority is earned by making work easier to trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou'll learn how to: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTell real control from mere activity - and stop mistaking busyness for progress\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOwn outcomes, not just complete tasks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCommunicate upward so senior people can actually steer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelegate and coach without micromanaging\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCatch drift and surprises early, before they become expensive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpot repeated pains and turn them into better systems, mechanisms, and habits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBecome easier to trust with important work\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrounded in 16 years of real delivery, not management theory. Short, concrete, and built to hand from manager to direct report.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor ambitious contributors, it is a guide to becoming easier to trust with important work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor line managers, it is the book you wish your direct reports had already read.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor readers of The Making of a Manager, Extreme Ownership, and The Coaching Habit who want the standard beneath them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Lee Ward\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1739725964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781739725969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Triple Twist Publishing Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.64d","brand":"Andrew Lee Ward","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48997877448959,"sku":"9781739725969","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-control-standard-andrew-lee-ward-9781739725969","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}