There is a game being played inside organizations. Here are the rules nobody bothered to explain to you…

Leadership from the Helm is a candid, battle-tested guide for Black professionals navigating the unwritten rules of leadership, advancement, and organizational power. This isn’t “leadership advice”. This is access to information that you’ve never been taught.tDrawing on 24 years of military leadership, four combat tours, and decades of experience navigating predominantly White institutions, Keith L. Major Sr. pulls back the curtain on the realities that performance reviews and leadership seminars rarely discuss: who gets seen, who gets sponsored, who gets promoted—and why doing everything right does not always produce the right outcome.

This is not a book about shrinking yourself to fit the room. It is about learning the terrain, recognizing bias, building visibility, protecting your value, cultivating powerful relationships, and leading authentically without surrendering who you are.

From The Curse of Competence and The Fallacy of Meritocracy to P.I.E., Organizational Reconnaissance, personal branding, the inside game, and knowing when to fold ’em, Leadership from the Helm gives you a strategic playbook for taking command of your career—and your leadership journey.

If you’ve ever wondered why being good at your job wasn’t enough, this book was written for you.

“You can’t control the seven seas, but you can learn how to navigate them.