Takes you on the journeys traveled by Kurt Mayer, an information technology executive in the Department of Defense trying to build a new IT system in record time with limited resources, and Stephen Wang, a mid-level leader in city government trying to build a capability for supporting commercial agriculture.

Bookshelves abound with books expounding on how to lead from the top. But what about those in the middle tasked with trying to reshape, reorient, or recreate the capabilities of an organization? This title takes you on the journeys travelled by Kurt Mayer, an IT executive trying to build a new IT system in record time, and Stephen Wang, a mid-level leader in city government trying to build a capability for supporting commercial agriculture.