Now to Next

Strategy doesn't fail for lack of planning, rather fails when leaders cannot convert insight into advantage before conditions change. Now to Next reframes strategy as a dynamic leadership discipline, placing the strategic leader at the center providing vision, planning, mobilization, and execution. Between NOW and NEXT lies a fluid landscape shaped by disruption, competition, technology, politics, and human behavior. Leaders who succeed read patterns early, make disciplined choices, mobilize people with purpose, and build agility into execution. Building on his award-winning book, Leading from the Top: Presidential Lessons in Issues Management, which examines how pressure exposes gaps in strategy, alignment, and judgment, Dennis M. Powell draws on historical narrative to reveal how leaders navigate complexity, act decisively, and move strategy forward with clarity and speed to achieve NEXT across eras. The book is a resource that strengthens the skills of experienced leaders and accelerates the growth of those preparing to lead. The author created a teacher's guide and case study questions to accompany this book. Please contact marketing@businessexpertpress.com to request these ancillary materials.

Dennis M. Powell is a strategic leadership advisor and author whose career has focused on helping leaders move from NOW to NEXT. His work as a teacher, political strategist, advisor, writer, and consultant has shaped his perspective on why so many strategies stall in execution. He has advised on multi-billion-dollar initiatives, helping leaders navigate internal alignment challenges and external pressures beyond their control. He has presented to senior leaders at regional, national, and international conferences on the role of strategic leadership in strategy and has advised leadership teams and boards as they develop and execute strategy. A commentator on national and international broadcasts and podcasts, Mr. Powell writes syndicated opinion pieces on political and social trends. Previously, he hosted a nationally syndicated radio program focused on leadership.