Books
The Mastery Series.
Five books, one per pillar. Each takes the research in its area — attention, steadiness, belief, learning, leadership — and turns it into ideas, tools, and approaches you can put to use.
By T-Michael Dougherty, Ed.D., MPA
Book one
Focused
Focused
Reclaiming attention in a world built to distract you.
How attention works and what fragments it, from the research base up — with tools that protect sustained work in ordinary days.
In production
Book two
Steady
Steady
Maintaining inner calm when the world is in chaos.
Stress physiology and recovery, applied: what steadiness is made of, and the practices that keep composure available when circumstances are not calm.
In production
Book three
Mindset Mastery
Mindset Mastery
Building beliefs that turn consistent effort into mastery.
The research on self-efficacy and belief — Bandura, Dweck, and what has held up since — and the approaches that follow from it.
In production
Book four
Learn
Learn
Evidence-based tools for learning that lasts.
What the evidence says about durable learning, including why restudying feels productive while producing little.
In production
Book five
Lead
Lead
The evidence is in: lead your team through the AI transition with confidence.
How teams actually adopt new tools, and the leadership practices that make adoption stick — applied to the AI transition.
Forthcoming
The series is in production.
Written and produced together — same research standard, same design, one book per pillar.