New Book · Available 2026

Night Vision

How the World's Wisest Leaders See What Everyone Else Misses

What if the greatest threat to your leadership isn't what you can't do, but what you can't see? Dr. Peter Eric Jones introduces a new framework for the skill that makes every other leadership competency work: perception.

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Night Vision: How the World's Wisest Leaders See What Everyone Else Misses by Dr. Peter Eric Jones, Ed.D.

The Book

The leadership skill no one is teaching

The shelves are full of books on what leaders should do. Execute. Inspire. Delegate. Communicate. But almost none address the skill that makes all the others work: how leaders see.

When a leader can see clearly, every other leadership skill becomes more effective. When a leader cannot, even the most sophisticated strategies rest on assumptions that have not been tested against reality.

Drawing on more than three decades of experience across Fortune 500 boardrooms, church sanctuaries, and coaching conversations, Dr. Jones introduces the OWL Leadership Framework and the ROOTS diagnostic: practical tools for developing the multi-focal perception that separates wise leaders from merely competent ones.

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The OWL Framework

Observe. Widen. Lead.

A rhythm of discernment, not a linear checklist, that equips leaders with a disciplined, multi-focal way of seeing.

Observe

Train yourself to perceive your environment with multi-focal precision. Develop distinct modes of attention, from razor focus to wide-angle awareness to navigating confidently when the data is incomplete and the path forward is obscured.

Widen

Move beyond observation into interpretation. Connect what you see to a deeper sense of purpose, exercise empathy and strategic patience, and develop the intellectual humility required to see a situation from perspectives other than your own.

Lead

Translate insight into action. All the perception and wisdom in the world remain inert until you have the courage to make decisions, mobilize people, and create tangible outcomes in the real world.

Five Vision Zones

The perceptual disciplines every leader must develop

Like an owl's eyes, engineered for five distinct survival functions, your leadership depends on shifting between these modes with agility and purpose.

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Central Vision

Binocular Focus: holding mission and people in a single field of view. One eye on results, one on the human beings delivering them.

"Am I seeing the whole person, or just their output?"

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Peripheral Vision

Scanning for weak signals at the edges of your awareness: market shifts, cultural undercurrents, emerging threats before they arrive.

"What am I not looking at right now?"

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Low-Light Vision

Leading through uncertainty when data is incomplete. Anchoring decisions in values when the familiar landmarks have vanished.

"What values guide me when certainty is unavailable?"

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Temporal Focus

Balancing the urgent demands of today with the strategic investments that determine tomorrow's relevance.

"Is the urgent consuming the important?"

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High-Contrast Vision

Filtering the essential from the distracting. Protecting your team's capacity to do meaningful work without being torn apart by external noise.

"What truly threatens my team's health?"

About

Dr. Peter Eric Jones

Dr. Peter Eric Jones is the Founder and President of Power to Become, LLC. A former Head of Talent, Organizational Development, and Effectiveness at Mercedes-Benz USA, he now designs experiential leadership solutions for organizations across the pharmaceutical, financial services, automotive, media, professional sports and numerous Fortune 500 companies.

Dr. Jones is also Co-Founder and Lead Pastor of The Journey of Hudson Valley, an interdenominational congregation he planted with his wife, Pastor Maria Jones. A former law enforcement professional, a Columbia-certified executive coach, and a Marshall Goldsmith and John Maxwell Certified Coach/Trainer, he holds a Doctorate in Organizational Leadership from National University.

He's the proud father of Brianna, Alexis and Peter Jr. and lives in the Hudson Valley region of New York with his wife Maria.

Ed.D Organizational Leadership Columbia Certified Coach Marshall Goldsmith Certified John Maxwell Certified Hogan Certified MBTI Certified EQi / ESCI 360 Lean / Six Sigma

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Bring Night Vision to your organization

Whether you need a keynote that shifts how your leaders think, a development program that changes how they behave, or a coach who helps them see themselves clearly.

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Keynote Speaking

Bring the Night Vision framework to your conference, leadership retreat, or annual meeting. Engaging, story-driven talks that combine research with three decades of practitioner experience.

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Executive Coaching

One-on-one and group coaching for senior leaders. Using Hogan, MBTI, EQi, and the ROOTS diagnostic to help leaders see themselves clearly and lead with greater impact.

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Leadership Development

Custom-designed experiential programs that embed the OWL framework and Vision Zones into your organization's leadership culture. From half-day workshops to nine-month learning journeys.

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Your Night Vision Moment

Share Your Story

This book was born from moments of seeing, moments when the forest revealed something that existing frameworks could not explain.

Every leader has a Night Vision moment waiting to be shared. Yours could be the story that helps the next leader see clearly.

Whether you are a CEO navigating a crisis, a first-time manager learning to see your team with both eyes open, or a leader in any arena where perception determines outcomes, your experience has something to teach the rest of us.

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Whether you're exploring a keynote, a leadership development program, or executive coaching, I'd welcome the opportunity to learn about your organization and how the Night Vision framework can serve your leaders.

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peter@drpeterejones.com

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Hudson Valley, New York