Navigating through each element of the POISED® process, with examples and stories from experience, and relatable historical stories and specific recommendations, is designed to engage the reader and to provide an imminently usable structure for successful team engagement, strategy development and execution, and continuous growth. Dr. Scott’s expertise in leading, training, and guiding teams provides a seasoned educator’s perspective, and combines with Mark’s global business and organizational leadership experience to reach readers of all backgrounds and experiences. Newer leaders seeking a direction and seasoned leaders eager to finetune their skills of engaging teams with a proven and efficient process and model, will appreciate and be able to take away tools and processes and stimulate thinking for immediate application. The results of the POISED® model as explained in will accrue in multiple dimensions: individual growth as a leader, a significant increase in team-member engagement by driving “optimal stress” for success and, ultimately, results that come from maximizing organization effectiveness in an efficient manner with focused leadership.