Book 1: Palms Up Leadership: Developing Our Future Leaders
Lead By Serving, Not Controlling
A practical and human-centered approach to leadership rooted in service, not control. From Rich's journeys with elite high performing military and Athletic team he developed his Palms Up Leadership approach, which introduces a simple but powerful idea: great leaders don’t hold on, they open up. Through the principles of enabling, engaging, and embracing others, this book shows how to build trust, grow people, and create teams that take true ownership. It’s a guide for leaders who want to develop others while delivering incredible results.
Book 2: Moving at the Speed of Silence
How to Execute Complex Change Without Friction
Move faster. Lead quieter. In a world that equates speed with urgency and noise, this book offers a different path. Moving at the Speed of Silence reveals how organizations can execute complex change quickly and calmly by removing friction—not adding pressure. By building trust, clarity, and ownership, leaders create the conditions where decisions happen faster, problems are solved earlier, and execution becomes quiet… and effective.
Book 3: Calm: Your Unspoken Power
The Power Is In The Pause
Calm isn’t the absence of pressure...it’s the presence of control. In Calm: Your Unspoken Power, Rich Plumery explores the quiet strength that allows leaders to respond with clarity instead of reacting with emotion. Written in a reflective, thought-provoking style, this book helps you develop the discipline to pause, think, and lead with intention—especially in the moments that matter most.
Book 4: Risk-Centric Leadership
Focus On What Truly Matters
What truly drives outcomes...and what are we missing? Risk-Centric Leadership challenges leaders to move beyond activity and focus on what actually impacts success. By identifying and managing the critical drivers of risk, this book provides a practical framework for making better decisions, prioritizing effectively, and leading with clarity in complex environments.
A Leadership Journey
Leadership is not one skill—it’s a progression. It begins with how you show up for yourself. It extends to how you serve others. It’s tested in how you lead change. And ultimately defined by the decisions you make. These four books are designed as a connected journey:
Lead Yourself
Calm: Your Unspoken Power
Before you can lead others, you must learn to lead yourself. Calm is the foundation—giving you the ability to pause, think clearly, and respond with intention instead of reaction.
Lead Others
Palms Up Leadership
Leadership is not about control—it’s about service. By enabling, engaging, and embracing others, you create trust, ownership, and a culture where people can grow and perform.
Lead Change
Moving at the Speed of Silence
Change doesn’t have to be chaotic. When leaders remove friction and build clarity, trust, and ownership, organizations can execute complex change quickly—and quietly.
Lead Decisions
Risk-Centric Leadership
Not all work is equal. The best leaders focus on what truly drives outcomes—understanding risk, prioritizing effectively, and making decisions that matter.
One Philosophy. Four Dimensions of Leadership.
Together, these books form a complete approach:
• Calm gives you control
• Palms Up gives others ownership
• Speed of Silence creates momentum
• Risk-Centric ensures focus
Because leadership isn’t about doing more. It’s about doing what matters— with clarity, intention, and service.