The Outer Game of Leadership: How to Unite and Inspire Teams in Times of Challenge and Crisis

By Paul O'Neill

The Executive Edition of The Outer Game of Leadership is designed for those leading not just people-but atmosphere, alignment, and meaning.

YOU'VE MASTERED YOUR INNER STATE. NOW, LEAD THE SYSTEM.

The Outer Game of Leadership is the definitive guide for leaders who must unite teams, build psychological safety, and maintain cohesion under pressure-especially when the stakes are high, and the room is silent.

Following the success of The Inner Game of Leadership, this second volume in the Neuro-Resilience Skills series takes readers beyond personal state control and into the systemic realm: how to shape trust, culture, and group coherence in real time. In today's uncertain world, leadership is no longer about authority or charisma-it's about atmosphere. And leaders who understand the invisible signals that govern group behaviour hold the true advantage.

Through vivid stories, actionable strategies, and frameworks grounded in neuroscience and behavioural systems, Paul O'Neill equips you with the tools to:

Read group signals and respond before tension eruptsEmbed psychological safety into team rituals, rhythms, and responsesUse tone, timing, and non-verbal cues to regulate a roomBuild group coherence through safety-priming and narrative alignmentLead not by force, but through presence, precision, and trust

Drawing from NLP, Polyvagal Theory, and over two decades of coaching teams through challenge and crisis, O'Neill introduces the PACE Protocol for teams-an approach that helps groups regain momentum, restore safety, and rewire for collective brilliance.

You'll discover how the best leaders don't just manage performance-they shape the conditions for it. They engage the system, not just the individuals. And they do it in a way that makes teams stronger, faster, and more resilient-even when everything else is falling apart.

For leaders who sense the undercurrents beneath the words-and who are ready to lead from that deeper place-The Outer Game of Leadership is the next step.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 176409073X
• ISBN13: 9781764090735
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Lantern & Light Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"