Span Of Control

Span Of Control

Span of Control: Survive and Thrive in Times of Chaos and Crisis by Carey D. Lohrenz is a powerful leadership and resilience guide that teaches readers how to remain calm, focused, and effective during periods of uncertainty, pressure, and rapid change. Drawing from her extraordinary experience as one of the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilots in the U.S. Navy, Lohrenz shares proven strategies used in high-stakes aviation that can be applied to business, leadership, and everyday life.

Whether you're leading a team, running a business, or navigating personal challenges, stress and uncertainty can quickly overwhelm even the most capable individuals. Carey Lohrenz demonstrates that success in chaotic environments depends not on controlling everything around you, but on mastering what lies within your span of control—your thoughts, actions, decisions, preparation, and response.

Through compelling stories from the cockpit and practical leadership lessons, the book explores how to build resilience, make sound decisions under pressure, manage stress and anxiety, overcome burnout, strengthen mental toughness, and maintain peak performance when the stakes are highest. Readers will learn how to stay adaptable, communicate effectively during crises, develop confidence in uncertain situations, and lead with clarity even when circumstances are constantly changing.

The book also provides actionable techniques for improving emotional intelligence, managing fear, maintaining focus, building trust within teams, and creating a resilient mindset that thrives under pressure. Carey Lohrenz emphasizes that uncertainty is inevitable, but how we respond determines our ability to succeed and inspire others.

Written in an engaging, practical, and motivational style, Span of Control combines real-life military aviation experiences with leadership principles that are relevant to today's fast-changing business environment. Whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, manager, team leader, professional, student, or anyone seeking to perform at your best under pressure, this book offers valuable tools for developing confidence, resilience, and effective leadership.

Perfect for readers interested in leadership, resilience, crisis management, decision-making, emotional intelligence, stress management, productivity, business leadership, mental toughness, personal development, teamwork, and peak performance, Span of Control is an essential guide to staying composed, adaptable, and successful in times of chaos and crisis.

Span of Control, Carey D. Lohrenz, leadership, resilience, crisis management, stress management, decision making, mental toughness, emotional intelligence, business leadership, peak performance, uncertainty, productivity, teamwork, personal development, burnout recovery, paperbackHAT CAN YOU CONTROL?

What do you do when you're under pressure, overwhelmed, and ready to get what you really want?

As one of the first female F-14 Tomcat fighter pilots in the US Navy, as well as a mom, wife, business consultant, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and global speaker, Carey Lohrenz knows that the stress we experience can be just as intense as the stress in the cockpit of a fighter jet going Mach 2. But she’s got a secret weapon to prevail: years of training to overcome the specific natures of uncertainty, stress, burnout, anxiety, and pressure.

In Span of Control, Lohrenz walks us through the fundamentals of surviving and succeeding during times of crisis. To thrive when the pressure is on and to improve our performance overall, we’ve got to know what we can and cannot control.

Weaving together eye-opening science, gripping personal stories, insightful interviews, prescriptive advice, and a high-octane dose of encouragement and practicality, Span of Control helps leaders recognize how to focus on what matters most, formulate a plan for success, and communicate what’s possible.