Books by Kristina R. Manuel

Published and forthcoming titles built from lived experience and practical frameworks.

Each title is built from lived experience, practical frameworks, and the kind of honesty that changes how readers lead, heal, and move forward. Available titles route to active listings; upcoming releases invite readers to claim a seat in Basecamp for availability updates.

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AI & LeadershipAvailable for sale

The AI-Ready Business Workbook

A 90-Day Implementation Planner for Operational Leaders

Most AI adoption fails. Not because the technology doesn’t work — because the strategy never existed.

A structured 90-day implementation planner for operational leaders in healthcare, manufacturing, skilled trades, and supply chain. Six phases. Twelve weeks. One complete AI integration plan — built for your operation, not someone else’s template. No theory. No hype. No fluff. Just guided worksheets, structured reflection prompts, and proven frameworks that produce a real plan.

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The Burnout Signal

A Leader’s AI Playbook for Recovery, Resilience, and Return

Burnout is not a personal failure. It is a signal.

This playbook gives leaders practical AI tools to identify early warning signs, rebuild sustainable capacity, and return to their work with intention. The Burnout Signal is available for sale through active retailer listings.

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LeadershipUpcoming in 2026

Boardrooms to Backroads

Where Real Leadership Is Forged

The decisions that define your leadership do not happen in a boardroom.

A lived-experience leadership book drawing from both corporate experience and off-road terrain to show where real character is built and where the decisions that define leadership are actually forged.

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Trauma & HealingUpcoming in 2027

Be Kind

The Burden of Survival: Unpacking Trauma and Finding True Healing

Survival is earned by morning. Healing is a different journey.

Drawn from personal experience with trauma, brain injury, and grief, this book offers an honest framework for those finding their way through survival toward a different, grounded journey of healing.

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Military & FamiliesUpcoming in 2027

After the Flag

Surviving the Silence Left Behind

The flag is folded. The ceremony ends. The silence is where the real work begins.

Written for families of fallen and seriously injured service members, this book speaks to what comes after the flag is folded, the ceremony ends, and the silence left behind becomes the real work.

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