MORGAN JAMES PUBLISHING - MARCH 16 2027

Conditioned

How the best leaders grind less, recover more, and peak longer

Allen Weaver, PhD

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Leadership development trains the skills but ignores the conditioning underneath them.

ABOUT THE BOOK

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

The author's own story of overtraining, recovery, and running smarter.

part one

Mental Performance — Awareness, Resilience, Mindset, Focus, Drive

Wellness — Emotional Health, Physical Health, Nutritional Health, Sleep Health, Social Health

part two

part three

The Long Climb — Mastery, Future-Proofing, Legacy

conclusion

Because success isn't the peak — it's how you climb.

appendix

Practices, prompts, and resources · sources by chapter

"I spent my career training world-class performers how to train for increased capacity. Allen Weaver is one of a few scientists who conducted empirical research on our training program. His book, ‘Conditioned’, clearly explains his research and how our approach works. This book provides a practical way to understand your own condition."

Dr. Jack Groppel | Senior Advisor & Executive Coach | Evolve Leadership
"Allen Weaver draws on twenty years of sport psychology, executive coaching, and hard-won personal experience to build what the leadership shelf has always been missing. This is not another book about skills, but a rigorous framework for the conditioning underneath them. For any leader performing on empty and calling it discipline, this book is the recovery plan."

Dr. Marshall Goldsmith | Thinkers50 #1 Executive Coach and New York Times bestselling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won't Get You There.
"Conditioned is a transformative guide for leaders to discover how to master the skills of leadership. Allen Weaver reveals 10 dimensions of Peak Performance to intentionally condition both mind and body—offering practical frameworks and deeply human stories that will change how you approach your work and your well-being. This book is essential reading for anyone preparing for a lifetime of leadership."

Dr. Dave Ulrich | Rensis Likert Professor Emeritus | University of Michigan
Partner | The RBL Group
"As a 20+ year Human Resources executive, I have spent my career thinking about what allows people to thrive through adversity; as a father, I have now witnessed it firsthand, and this book gives language and structure to principles that can profoundly influence not only how we lead, but how we help the people we love navigate the hardest moments of their lives. "

Paul Foster | Chief People Officer | SAC Health
"The Awareness chapter landed particularly close to home. I read it the same morning I'd caught myself operating below the line in a tense moment, and it gave me language for something I'd only ever felt. This is a genuinely different, well-grounded take on what it takes to lead well over the long haul, and I highly recommend it."

Jennifer Fitzmaurice | Executive Vice President | Customer Service | BSN Sports