MORGAN JAMES PUBLISHING - SPRING 2027
Conditioned
How the Best Leaders Grind Less, Recover More, and Peak Longer
Allen Weaver, PhD
ABOUT THE BOOK
Leadership development trains the skills but ignores the conditioning underneath them.
Conditioned brings the science of athletic preparation to the leader's life: ten dimensions of readiness — five in Mental Performance, five in Wellness — each assessed on a simple Peak | Plateau | Valley scale. Built on the author's doctoral research in sport psychology, his role on the university research team that conducted a peer-reviewed validation study of an executive performance-training program, and fifteen years leading talent development inside Target, DIRECTV, and AT&T, the book argues that sustainable high performance is not a matter of grinding harder but of conditioning smarter.
Case studies include Mary Barra, Lisa Su, Rory McIlroy, LeBron James, Hubert Joly, and Jimmy Buffett.
CONTENTS
introduction
part one
part two
The author's own story of overtraining, recovery, and running smarter.
part three
conclusion
appendix
Mental Performance — Awareness, Resilience, Mindset, Focus, Drive
Wellness — Emotional Health, Physical Health, Nutritional Health, Sleep Health, Social Health
The Long Climb — Mastery, Future-Proofing, Legacy
Because success isn't the peak — it's how you climb.
Practices, prompts, and resources · sources by chapter
ENDORSEMENTS
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The author's own story of overtraining, recovery, and running smarter opens the book.
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