Skip to content
Satori Dojo Éditions · Available now

The Leadership
Codex

One Chapter, One Tool, One Work of Art.

Fifty chapters · Forty tools · Five books

Buy the five books →French edition: notify me

English edition · November 2026 — French edition · December 2026

Carlos Contreras Chacón, author of The Leadership Codex

Most leadership books hand you a philosophy and leave you to work out the mechanics yourself. This one gives you forty named tools, with explicit steps — and then does something no other book on the shelf does: every chapter is anchored in a single work of art.

Not as decoration. A forge by Velázquez, a storm by Rembrandt, a David by Bernini: each carries a truth about the craft that no framework can convey, and each meditation sends the reader back to the tool with what the tool alone could not give.

Written by a practitioner who has run operations in four countries, tested every week with six hundred readers before a single page was fixed, and reworked for eighteen months.

The system

One chapter, one tool, one work of art.

Every chapter follows the same architecture, all fifty of them, without exception.

01

A real situation

Aviation, healthcare, logistics, finance, public service, military or political history. The book is sector-agnostic.

02

A named tool

Forty original tools, with explicit steps, tested in the field — for the hardest parts of the job.

03

A work of art

That reframes the argument and carries what no framework can carry. Rodin, Velázquez, Rembrandt, Bernini and Caravaggio on the covers.

04

A short reflection

Warm only at the end. Every chapter closes on one concrete action. A book for the desk, not the shelf.

The work

Five books, one arc.

The inner life first, then other people, then the field, then the organisation, then what remains. Each book stands alone; the order is recommended. All five are published in English, in paperback, printed on demand and shipped by Lulu.

The Leadership Codex — Book 1
Satori Dojo Éditions
Build theFoundationsBook I
Carlos Contreras Chacón
Book I · Chapters 1–10

Build the Foundations

Paperback · 175 pages · 6 × 9 in · ISBN 979-10-988530-0-5 · November 2026

The inner stance that comes before any title: humility, trust, value creation, decision, vision, power, clarity, listening, ego, ethics.

What can Rodin teach you about decisions — and Rembrandt about humility? The Leadership Codex is built on a simple conviction: leadership is not only a practice, it is a way of seeing.Back cover · “You are holding Book I — where everything begins.”

Rembrandt, Magritte, Rodin, Velázquez, Caravaggio, Poussin, David: ten works, read slowly, the way a leader must learn to read a team — attentive to the detail everyone else walks past.

Leading with Humility · Trust as a Leadership Currency · The Leader and the Value Creation · The Weight of the Decision · Vision and Strategic Foresight · The Weight of Power · Clarity and Communication · Listening with Intention · Self-Awareness and Ego Management · Ethics and Integrity in Action

19,99 € paperback · Lulu list price22,99 USD outside the euro zone
Buy Book I on LuluEnglish edition · printed on demandFrench edition · December 2026
The Leadership Codex — Book 2
Satori Dojo Éditions
Lead Peopleand TeamsBook II
Carlos Contreras Chacón
Book II · Chapters 11–20

Lead People and Teams

Paperback · 177 pages · 6 × 9 in · ISBN 979-10-988530-1-2 · November 2026

Leadership turns outward: learning cultures, empathy, human behaviour, the Seven Axes of Trust, delegation, feedback, conflict, alignment.

What can Velázquez teach you about difficult conversations — and Rembrandt about learning?Back cover · “You are holding Book II — where leadership turns outward.”

Rembrandt, La Tour, Magritte, Cole, Velázquez, David, Mantegna, Leonardo: ten works, read slowly, the way a leader must learn to read a team.

Building Learning Cultures · Leading with Empathy and Presence · Understanding Human Behavior · The Seven Axes of Trust · The Managerial Decision Triangle · Delegation and Empowerment · The Art of Feedback · Conflict Management and Difficult Conversations · Aligning Culture and Strategy · The Leader as a System Integrator

19,99 € paperback · Lulu list price22,99 USD outside the euro zone
Buy Book II on LuluEnglish edition · printed on demandFrench edition · December 2026
The Leadership Codex — Book 3
Satori Dojo Éditions
Execute UnderPressureBook III
Carlos Contreras Chacón
Book III · Chapters 21–30

Execute Under Pressure

Paperback · 211 pages · 6 × 9 in · ISBN 979-10-988530-2-9 · November 2026

The field test: operational clarity, crisis, complexity, constraints, execution, priorities, planning, systems, routines.

What can Rembrandt teach you about leading through the storm — and Hokusai about the discipline of routine?Back cover · “You are holding Book III — where leadership meets reality.”

Bruegel, Friedrich, Rembrandt, Healy, Bosch, Hopper, Vermeer, Delacroix, Van Gogh, Hokusai: ten works, read slowly, the way a leader must learn to read a system under pressure.

Stakeholder Thinking · Creating Operational Clarity · Leading Through Crisis · Decision-Making in Complexity · Leading with Constraints · Driving Execution and Follow-Through · Managing Priorities and Energy · Strategic Planning in Action · Systems Thinking and Process Leadership · Leading by Example in Daily Routines

19,99 € paperback · Lulu list price22,99 USD outside the euro zone
Buy Book III on LuluEnglish edition · printed on demandFrench edition · December 2026
The Leadership Codex — Book 4
Satori Dojo Éditions
Transform theOrganizationBook IV
Carlos Contreras Chacón
Book IV · Chapters 31–40

Transform the Organization

Paperback · 217 pages · 6 × 9 in · ISBN 979-10-988530-3-6 · November 2026

Scale: innovation, change, timing, momentum, simplicity, scalability, partnerships, resilience, measurement.

What can Bernini teach you about momentum — and Turner about leading change?Back cover · “You are holding Book IV — where leadership shapes what comes next.”

Monet, Turner, Dalí, Bernini, Picasso, Meireles, Holbein, Leonardo: ten works, read slowly, the way a leader must learn to read a transformation — attentive to the movement everyone else mistakes for noise.

Building Innovation Ecosystems · Leading Change and Transformation · Strategic Patience and Timing · The Architecture of Momentum · Simplicity as a Superpower · Creating Scalable Cultures · Cross-Cultural and Global Leadership · Building Strategic Partnerships · Designing for Resilience · Measuring What Matters

19,99 € paperback · Lulu list price22,99 USD outside the euro zone
Buy Book IV on LuluEnglish edition · printed on demandFrench edition · December 2026
The Leadership Codex — Book 5
Satori Dojo Éditions
Transmit WhatYou BuiltBook V
Carlos Contreras Chacón
Book V · Chapters 41–50 · three annexes

Transmit What You Built

Paperback · 201 pages · 6 × 9 in · ISBN 979-10-988530-4-3 · November 2026

Legacy: coaching, learning organisations, rituals, the inner life, passing on values, the Manifesto — and three annexes.

What can Camille Claudel teach you about mentoring — and Morandi about the power of ritual?Back cover · “You are holding Book V — where it is no longer about you.”

Scipio and Molière, de Gaulle and Camille Claudel, Alfonso X and Hokusai, Tokugawa and Morandi, Charles V and Goya, Isabel and Picasso, Aquinas and La Fontaine, Eisenhower and Michelangelo, Marcus Aurelius and Rembrandt: eighteen lives, read slowly, the way a leader must learn to read what remains when the room is empty.

From Contributor to Leader · Coaching and Mentoring Others · Creating Learning Organizations · The Silent Power of Rituals · Loneliness and the Inner Life of Leaders · Personal Growth and Leadership Evolution · Transmitting Values Across Generations · Leaving a Mark without Leaving a Scar · Reflecting on the Journey · Manifesto · Annexes : Don Quijote, Talent and Fortune, The Art of Leadership

19,99 € paperback · Lulu list price22,99 USD outside the euro zone
Buy Book V on LuluEnglish edition · printed on demandFrench edition · December 2026
A note on Book V

Books I to IV offer named tools grounded in business case studies. Book V changes method: each chapter pairs a historical leader with an artist whose lives tell the same story in two fields — Scipio Africanus and Molière, Charles de Gaulle and Camille Claudel, Alfonso X the Wise and Hokusai, Tokugawa Ieyasu and Giorgio Morandi, Charles V and Goya, Isabella of Castile and Picasso, Thomas Aquinas and La Fontaine, Eisenhower and Michelangelo, Marcus Aurelius and Rembrandt.

Who it is for

For those who refuse to let leadership become a slogan.

01

Young leaders starting out

Those who still have the light in their eyes and refuse to let the noise put it out.

02

Mid-career leaders

Those who have made compromises and wonder, sometimes at night, whether they have become someone they would have refused to become at twenty-five.

03

Senior leaders

Treated as a generation that never understood the modern emotional contract — and still holding the standard.

04

Those who have never led

And want to understand what leadership really demands when the room goes quiet and a decision has to be made.

Carlos Contreras Chacón
The author

Carlos Contreras Chacón

Chilean, based in Paris. More than fifteen years leading commercial and operational teams in international supply chain and last-mile delivery — at Cainiao (Alibaba Group), DHL Express and LATAM Airlines, across Europe, the United States, Brazil and Chile.

Founder of P43 Global, he is Relationship Secretary of the South American Chamber of Commerce in Paris (CCLAM) and teaches project management at ISC Paris Business School. He has held senior operations roles in Paris, Miami, São Paulo and Santiago, and built a delivery network that grew from forty-five thousand to three hundred thousand parcels a day. He writes the weekly newsletter The Leadership Code on LinkedIn and works in Spanish, French, English and Portuguese.

Carlos on LinkedIn →Subscribe to The Leadership Code newsletter
From the book to the dojo

The Leadership programme

The Codex tools are the ones practised standing up, in pairs, in Satori Dojo's Leadership programme: two to four days, Qualiopi-certified, for executives and leadership teams (delivered in French).

The programme →
Format and price
Paperback19,99 € per book, Lulu list price (22,99 USD outside the euro zone) · shipping extra
Format6 × 9 in (152 × 229 mm) · black & white interior · 175 to 217 pages per book
EditionEnglish · published November 2026 · printed on demand, ships in 3 to 5 business days
French editionDecember 2026 — get notified
French edition · December 2026

Get a signal — and the first chapter.

One email when the French edition comes out in December 2026, and the first chapter of Book I as soon as it is typeset. No marketing newsletter, no data sold.

Author and press contact : carlos_cch@me.com