Second-in-Command (2iC), First in Excellence

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"Kristina Powers has produced another set of outstanding insights. If you're looking for practical, proven ways to improve your organization's performance, this is the book for you."

Michael Conlin

Former Chief Data Officer of the US Department of Defense

CEO and Founder Conlin Group LLC

"As a U.S. Army veteran, I learned early in my career the importance of having a Second-in-Command who can share leadership responsibilities. Unfortunately, higher education leaders and institutions need to fully grasp the importance of creating a management or leadership team model that prepares and allows multiple people to share responsibility. In Second-in-Command, First in Excellence (2iC), Dr. Powers provides secrets to achieving a team approach to organizational success that every leader or organization should know and practice. 2iC should be required reading for presidents, chief executive officers, and their direct reports as part of their institutional sustainability strategy."

Dr. Thomas Stewart, Executive Vice President for Social Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (S-JEDI) at National University

"I've clearly seen the power of what we call a "Visionary/integrator Duo" at the helm of an entrepreneurial company - given the right structure of "rules & tools" to blend their natural friction into a powerful, positive force. I'm excited to see KP leveraging a form of this combination within much larger organizations that traditionally struggle with much more bureaucracy than our otherwise nimble entrepreneurs."

Mark C. Winters, Co-Author, Rocket Fuel

"So much is written about leadership that it is rare to get a new perspective that is game changing. This book contains that new perspective. If you want to leverage untapped potential in your organization and successfully navigate uncertainty, take the time to read this book. It will give you an advantage others aren't even aware of."

Danette Fenton-Menzies -- Director of Learning, Magical Learning Pty Ltd

"Second-in-Command, First in Excellence is a remarkable study in leadership for current leaders and a primer for those on the leadership track. Dr. Kristina Powers demonstrates her years as an effective higher education leader by eloquently expressing her expertise gleaned through trial and practice at the highest levels of leadership. I highly recommend this book and predict that those serious about honing their leadership skills will keep a copy close at hand."

John Crawford - Principal, Coleman Talley Strategies

"Kristina 'KP' Powers has written an important book at a time of increasing volatility and complexity in the world. Second-in-Command, First in Excellence details a practical and actionable framework for organizations to establish a chain of high performing 2iCs. This chain acts as a safety net, delivering multiple benefits organization-wide within a short space of time. It drives autonomy and faster decision-making. It de-risks the organization against external pressures, as executives and senior leaders can maintain focus on strategic priorities. And, it diversifies the experience and development pathways of key talent, promoting employee retention. It is required reading for those looking to introduce 2iCs in their organization, or budding-2iCs seeking to take on the next, fulfilling professional challenge."

Sophie Krantz, Global Strategist and Exponential Organizational Practitioner

"Although the reasons for this have been taking shape for decades, recent years have seen the U.S. experience a crippling labor shortage. This crisis is part of a seismic and historically unprecedented shift in labor demographic dynamics. As America, and the world, move forward in their intensifying competition for talent, several themes will continue to emerge; how do you keep your best people, how do you develop those people to be your next generation of leaders, and how do you limit disruptions when those people leave? In Kristina "KP" Powers' new book, she delves deep into one of these ways, namely, spreading the leadership qualities and expectations to multiple people called Seconds-in-Command or 2iCs. Recent research shows that increasingly people want jobs that a company and society values and that they will trade salary for that perceived value. By instilling leadership traits and responsibilities, companies can address all concerns at once. It is important to listen to the messages KP is discussing. Our future will require new solutions that our past could live without."

Ron Hetrick, Sr. Labor Economist and lead author of Demographic Drought, Lightcast