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Craft:The Expeditionof Business
A different type of business book for a different type of leader.
5-Star Reviews
"A breath of fresh air...completely ditches the standard corporate buzzwords. A grounded way to look at leadership that feels a lot more honest than your typical management book."— Readers' Favorite
"Frameworks that are crisp and timeless. The book follows a logical climb from mere mimicry to a summit of first principles. It sharpened how I look at our own operations... It's a masterclass in lead-craft..."— Readers' Favorite
"A sharply defined business guide that presents leadership as the work of charting a route for an organization and then creating the conditions that keep it on course... an especially valuable guide for readers responsible for leading teams and determining the future direction of a business."— Readers' Favorite
About the Book
Plot a Better Course Forward
Many of the frustrations leaders experience — stalled progress, constant firefighting, and reliance on individual heroics — trace back to a single issue: the organization itself is not designed to produce the desired results without excessive effort.
Craft: The Expedition of Business is written for leaders who want to build organizations that work better. It explores how clarity of direction, leadership, people, and systems work together — and why lasting improvement requires attention to all of them.
The book equips leaders with principles, not prescriptions. It helps them craft more self-sufficient organizations — businesses where hard work and good decisions are rewarded with the success they deserve.
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Companion Journal
Fifty-eight pages of guided questions and exercises designed to turn the book's insights into action — so the learning doesn't stop when the reading does.
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The Journey
From Where You Are to Where You Want to Be
This book is the map for a different way of leading — replacing common pitfalls with proven principles.
Where Most Leaders Start
Where This Book Takes You
What's Inside
Four Pillars of Any Expedition
The book is organized around the essential parts of every journey
and of every organization.
Part One: Destination
The goal that is sought. A clear vision that aligns your team and guides decisions. Where you are going, but also why, the challenges that stand in the way, and how success is measured.
Part Two: Crew
The heart of any organization. No business can truly succeed without a deep understanding of people and creating an environment where they can be at their best.
Part Three: Leader
The one they follow. It's the leader that sets the capacity of an organization — the one who must unify the energy of the crew and provide the clarity and structure required for success.
Part Four: Expedition
The journey itself. The systems, decisions, and execution that overcome the headwinds standing between you and your intended destination.
Four Books Worth of Insights.
One Expedition.
Everything a leader needs — decision-making, people, leadership, and systems — woven into a single, cohesive framework.
The Author
Zack Tomlin
Zack lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his wife Jackie, their two daughters, Hadley and Abilene, and one furry degenerate son, Bruce the dog.
After spending more than a decade founding, crafting, and exiting his business, Zack now works with leaders of small and midsized companies.
He is the founder of Your Craft Your Climb, a coaching and consulting practice serving clients both in person and remotely across the country.
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How to Stop Being the Bottleneck in Your Own Business
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