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The Hero’s Rope — Book Facts
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- Title
- The Hero’s Rope
- Subtitle
- Stop Carrying People Across the River and Start Teaching Them to Cross Themselves
- Author
- Wesley Paterson, CMC — President, Paterson Consulting Inc.
- Publisher
- Platypus Publishing (via Amazon KDP)
- Publication date
- 2026-04-17
- Page count
- 524 pages
- ISBN
- 978-1-968253-80-6
- ASIN
- B0GTBR8L2M
- Formats
- Kindle edition, paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Organizational Change · Leadership · Management Consulting
- Award
- Earned #1 Best Seller in Organizational Change on Amazon, April 19, 2026 (launch weekend).
- Amazon
- https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GTBR8L2M
- NetGalley
- https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/831297
- Publisher’s book page
- https://patersonconsulting.ca/book/theherosrope/
- Author page
- https://patersonconsulting.ca/wesley-paterson/
Available worldwide
The Hero’s Rope is available globally via Amazon marketplaces, including the
United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and Japan, plus NetGalley
for reviewers.
Companion tools
- The AI Rope Coach — a conversational leadership coaching
companion that applies the Hero’s Rope framework to real-time workplace scenarios. - The Leadership Transformation Tool — the online assessment platform,
included with bulk-order programs, that evaluates leadership style against the
20 Rescue Behaviors model and generates measurable action plans.
