The Emotionally Intelligent Executive The Skill That Separates Leaders from Managers

Change fails more often because of people than process. Beyond Resistance explores the psychology behind why individuals and teams push back, and how leaders can move them forward without pressure or persuasion.

Drawing on real organisational insight, this book offers a practical model for leading through resistance with clarity, credibility, and confidence. It explains how to turn fear into understanding, scepticism into belief, and compliance into ownership.

Written in clear, direct language for modern leaders, Beyond Resistance shows how to build trust, create momentum, and make change stick by working with human behaviour, not against it.

Edition: 1.0 - October 2025

Preface

Most people don’t need more information. They need clarity.

That’s what this series is about, Apply Focus. Each book is short enough to read in half an hour, yet deep enough to leave something that sticks: a sharper insight, a better question, or a practical next step you can actually use.

I’ve spent years helping people and organisations untangle complexity, in business, technology, leadership, and life. The pattern is always the same: when we focus on what truly matters, everything else falls into place. When we don’t, even simple things become chaos.

These books are written to make that clarity easier to find. No filler. No jargon. No motivational nonsense. Just straight, honest thinking, distilled down to what works.

Every title stands on its own, but they all share a single intent: to help you think logically, act deliberately, and make progress without the usual noise.

So wherever you start, whether it’s culture, health, AI, or getting fit over fifty, you’ll find the same approach: clear thinking, practical action, and zero fluff.

Apply Focus and see what happens.

David Rollason

Founder, Apply Focus