Derailed

â??â?¦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.â?? -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 capacityâ??pastors, teachers, government officials, and even mid-level managers in corporations. Not only is this a book you should read; in my opinion, itâ??s a book you canâ??t afford not to read. There is simply too much at stake.' - Michael Hyatt, CEO, Thomas NelsonWhat 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 dri

Irwin, Tim