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Leadership: Texas Hold 'em Style

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Leadership Texas Hold Em Style book cover by Raymond E. Foster, exploring leadership, decision-making, and ethics through poker metaphors

Leadership: Texas Hold ’Em Style

Leadership is rarely about having perfect information. It is about judgment, restraint, timing, and the discipline to act—or not act—when the stakes are real.

Leadership: Texas Hold ’Em Style, co-authored by Raymond E. Foster, uses the game of poker as a practical metaphor for leadership under pressure. Drawing parallels between the table and real-world decision-making, the book examines risk assessment, emotional control, ethical judgment, and the consequences of impatience and ego.

Rather than offering slogans or formulas, this work focuses on situational awareness and personal responsibility. It speaks to leaders who understand that success depends not only on boldness, but on knowing when to hold, when to fold, and when to walk away.

This book is written for leaders, professionals, and civic servants who recognize that leadership is tested most when the rules are clear—but the outcome is not.

Sound leadership is learned through disciplined choices.

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