“…ultimately
this book is not really about six famous leaders who derailed. It is about you.
And me. And anyone who ever decided to accept a position of leadership.”
-Patrick
Lencioni, writer of foreword for Derailed, author The Five Dysfunctions
of a Team
"This
is not just a book for CEOs. It is for anyone who serves in a leadership
capacity—pastors, teachers, government officials, and even mid-level managers
in corporations. Not only is this a book you should read; in my opinion, it’s a
book you can’t afford not to read. There is simply too much at
stake."
-
Michael Hyatt, CEO, Thomas Nelson
What
causes a leader to fail? What can we learn from those who have fallen? How do
we avoid failure of our own?
These
are just a few of the questions answered in Derailed: 5 Lessons Learned from
Catastrophic Failures of Leadership, a book for leaders and aspiring
leaders of all levels by Tim Irwin, Ph.D. Derailed chronicles the
collapse of six high-profile CEOs, the factors that drove their downfalls, and
the lessons that we can learn to stay on track and avoid derailing our own
lives and careers.
The
story of the fallen CEO has become a cultural fixture: veering off course with
the force of a train careening off its tracks, leaving fiery wreckage and
devastating injury throughout the organization. These executives are often the
smartest and most respected individuals in their industries, with glittering
resumes and histories of successful leadership. Yet they astonish us by driving
the train dramatically off course, blinded by unchecked power and arrogance.
Dr.
Tim Irwin believes that these leaders suffer from failures of character that
are common to each of us--even the most capable individuals. Deficits in
authenticity, humility, self-management, and courage become more dangerous as
we take on more leadership, and can cause us to ignore glaring signals that
might otherwise save us from catastrophic demise. Derailed profiles the
collapse of six high-profile CEOs (Robert Nardelli – Home Depot, Carly Fiorina
- HP, Durk Jager – Proctor and Gamble, Steven Heyer – Starwood Hotels, Frank
Raines – Fannie Mae, Dick Fuld – Lehman Brothers) and the factors that drove
their downfalls, finding that derailment actually happens long before the crash
and can be avoided. Derailed explains the character qualities that are
essential for successful leadership and how to cultivate them so that we can
avoid being derailed.
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