5 Lesson Learned-Don’t Derail!

This is the third post from Tim Irwin’s book Derailed. It’s a blogworthy book

Here are the 5 critical lessons learned from the the examples of derailed leaders profiled in the book.

1. Character trumps competence
2. Arrogance is the mother of all derailers
3. Lack of self/other awareness is a common denominator of all derailments
4. We are always who we are…especially under stress
5. Derailment is not inevitable, but without attention to development, it is probable

You could write a whole book on each of these, but having some categories to evaluate is helpful for me. It’s also incredibly helpful for me to pay attention to these lessons at a relatively young age (that’s right, 31 is still young).

Photo Courtesy of BradChristenson

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