New from Shane McKenzie, COO of Istoria Collective

You built the vision. Now you've become the bottleneck.

Healthy How is the leadership playbook for leaders who care deeply, work harder than anyone else, and can't figure out why their team keeps waiting on them. Available now.

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Healthy How by Shane McKenzie

You know this feeling.

You're working 60-hour weeks. Your inbox is full of questions your team could answer themselves. Your calendar is stacked with "quick decisions" waiting on you. Projects that were supposed to run without you keep coming back.

You wonder if you hired the wrong people.

You didn't.

You just trained a great team to bring you problems instead of solutions. And you can't figure out how to stop.

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Healthy How is Shane McKenzie's answer.

Shane spent 10 years helping build a company from an 8 ft. folding table into a $32M organization on a 52-acre campus with more than 100 people. By any measure, he was a great leader.

Then he asked his eight directors what it was like to be on the other side of his leadership.

They said three things.

  • We are afraid of you.
  • You are a control freak.
  • You are a cancer to the culture.

The next two years reshaped the rest of his career. He didn't have language for it yet. Later, Harris III (author of Start With Wow) gave it a name.

Healthy HOW.

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Three myths keep leaders stuck. Three shifts break the pattern.

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The Myths

  • The Leader Must Succeed
    Creates Dependency
  • The Leader Must Know It All
    Creates Fear
  • The Leader Must Always Be Right
    Creates Compliance

The Shifts

  • Develop People, Don't Just Solve Problems
    Creates Independence
  • Lead With Curiosity, Don't Judge
    Creates Safety
  • Make Accountability a Conversation
    Creates Ownership
Signed First-Edition Book Set

Healthy How is the execution companion to Start With Wow.

Harris III wrote Start With Wow to help leaders reclaim wonder. Shane McKenzie wrote Healthy How as the execution companion. For a limited time, you can get both books, personally signed by both authors, shipped free to your door.

  • Both books, hardcover, personally signed by both authors
  • Free shipping included
  • $47.99 — only 250 sets available

"Wow without How is wishful thinking. All great leaders must learn to start with wow, but they must then move into the healthier version of the how."
— Harris III, from the foreword to Healthy How

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Only 250 sets. Once they're claimed, that's it.

What early readers are saying

"In a moment when every industry is being reshaped by big technology changes we don't have a proven playbook for, Shane's Healthy How is the leadership playbook for this moment."

Nathan Holm
Founder, LnUp Inc.

"The frameworks in this book are the ones I use today while scaling my second business. You'll finish with both a clearer map and the courage to actually use it."

Michelle Kline
Founder, DogCo Launch

"Shane writes with conviction and a heart for people. This book is filled with experiences the reader will relate to."

Pamela Westbrooks
Vice President of Finance and Operations, Christian Leadership Alliance

"This book is the clearest explanation I’ve seen of why some leaders get more out of the people around them and others don’t. Worth reading once to understand it, and again to catch what you missed the first time."

Mike Irvin
Senior Consultant, Westfall Gold

"A masterclass in servant leadership that is both practical and deeply inspiring. I cannot recommend it highly enough for anyone looking to elevate their impact and lead with purpose."

Pam Hall
Operating Partner, Chick-fil-A Woodruff Road

"In high-performance environments, everyone talks about results. What Shane forces you to confront is that the how behind those results is what actually determines whether your culture survives success. Healthy How gave me a framework I could apply immediately—to how I develop people, how I lead through change, and how I approach accountability. This isn’t theory. It’s a practical guide for leaders who want to build something that lasts."

Travis Crittenden
Athletic Director, Team Penske

"An absolute must-read for anyone looking to lead with authenticity and impact."

Clay Shill
Former Vice President of Operations, Upward Sports

About the Author

Shane McKenzie

Shane McKenzie spent 20 years as an executive leader and has run his own executive coaching practice for more than a decade. Aside from being  the founder of Relevant Leadership Solutions, he serves as the COO of Istoria Collective, where he works alongside Harris III to help leaders navigate the shift from the Information Age to the Imagination Age. He lives in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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