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Influencing Leaders: The Seven Disciplines of the Trusted Strategic Advisor was written James E. Lukaszewski with Logos president Helio Fred Garcia.


Influencing Leaders provides a framework for those who seek to become a trusted strategic advisor and influencer to senior leaders. It explores the dynamics and pressures of leadership, and how trusted strategic advisors can become the partners and influencers leaders need as they face their toughest challenges.


James E. Lukaszewski — America's Crisis Guru® — is the founder and CEO of The Lukaszewski Group and a bestselling author, national speaker, and trusted strategic advisor to business leaders navigating crises, disasters, reputation attacks, and contentiousness. Since 1974, Jim has confidentially guided hundreds of U.S. and international leaders through tough, touchy, sensitive, high-stakes situations. He is among America’s most prolific public relations teachers and writers, having published 2.5 million words. He is most known for his constant focus on ethical responses to adverse behaviors and situations.


Helio Fred Garcia is the president of Logos Consulting Group and executive director of the Logos Institute for Crisis Management and Executive Leadership.

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Aug 11, 2026 ∙ 3 min
Influencing Leaders: The Table is a Myth
This is an excerpt from Influencing Leaders: The Seven Disciplines of the Trusted Strategic Advisor by James E. Lukaszewski with Helio Fred Garcia. Lucky for you, this “table” everyone talks about getting to (and that every top operating executive actually dreads being at) is a myth. But senior executives directly and intentionally choose those they trust to to advise them on issues that matter. Rather, if you are a trusted strategic advisor YOU are the table.

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Jul 28, 2026 ∙ 4 min
The Seventh Discipline of the Trusted Strategic Advisor: Show the Boss How to Use Your Advice
This is an excerpt from Influencing Leaders: The Seven Disciplines of the Trusted Strategic Advisor by James E. Lukaszewski with Helio Fred Garcia. Being constructive has a special meaning when it comes to being a Trusted Strategic Advisor. It means avoiding the use of criticism as an advisory technique. But it is actually even deeper and broader than that. A key discipline of a successful advisor is the ability to provide information with the right tone, right structure, and right intention.

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Jul 21, 2026 ∙ 5 min
The Sixth Discipline of the Trusted Strategic Advisor: Advise Constructively
This is an excerpt from Influencing Leaders: The Seven Disciplines of the Trusted Strategic Advisor by James E. Lukaszewski with Helio Fred Garcia. Most staff advisors tend to give advice in the context of their staff function or personal area of expertise. The problem is staff thinking and decision-making are quite different from operational thinking and decision-making. Providing useable advice to operating executives requires a change in thinking and style by the Trusted Strategic Advisor.

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