Leading Beyond the Numbers

This book is for leaders who know that emotions influence our workplaces - performance, profitability and people - and want to lead beyond the numbers. Because numbers only tell part of the story. And they don’t make decisions. People do.


“A roadmap for measuring the unmeasurable.”

Aoife O’Brien


🏆 Shortlisted: Business Book Awards

(Leadership, 2025)


🥇 Finalist: Indie Book Awards

(Health & Wellness, 2025)



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Why this book matters

Work and life aren’t separate but we often lead as if they are.


Leading Beyond the Numbers helps you understand how your brain and body influence your experience at work, so you can lead with more connection, clarity and composure.


It blends science, story and lived experience to show how emotions shape the way we think, relate and make decisions - especially under pressure. It’s for leaders who want a holistic, more human view of how we all show up - one that doesn’t ignore wellbeing, meaning or self-awareness.


Because the bottom line is this:
Numbers matter. But people matter more.



What’s it really about?

A visual summary of how accounting for emotions tips the balance at work.

This book bridges the brain, body and business — reminding us that emotions, like numbers, are data. It is what we do with them that counts.




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  • A peak inside

    A look inside the book

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  • Chapter 1

    A going (or growing) concern

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  • Chapter 2

    Back to basics

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  • Chapter 3

    Accounting for the brain at work

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  • Chapter 4

    Accounting for the body at work

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  • Chapter 5

    Reconciling brain, body and behaviour

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  • Chapter 6

    I'm only human: not rational or emotional but rational and emotional

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  • Chapter 7

    Accounting for emotions

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  • Chapter 8

    Disintegration and dysregulation: regulation and integration

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  • Chapter 9

    Why doesn;t everyone just get along - who is accountable and who is responsible?

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  • The bottom line

    It's more than a feeling

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What readers (and leaders) are saying ...


"Easy to follow, well researched book, useful to leaders or want to be leaders in the workplace."


"It's interesting, funny and practical, without being boastful or patronising."


"Like listening to a wise & funny friend - so much depth with simple vivid words, plenty of play on words, brought to life with people stories & engaging questions, oh yes!"


"I have started reading it, and it is fascinating. There isn't a single page I have read so far that hasn't made me smile. So familiar - yet someone had to articulate it in words."


"Leading Beyond the Numbers is a great combination of engaging stories, fascinating research, and practical tools, that reads like you’re having a conversation with a great coach or workshop facilitator."


"The author used an easy to follow format, bolding sentences of importance, adding helpful charts, and asking thought-provoking questions."



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