The Detour CEO
9 Unexpected Turns on the Road to Leadership Success
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Pub Date Aug 19 2025 | Archive Date Aug 19 2025
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Description
Leadership doesn't follow a straight path, and the most effective leaders know how to make strategic turns. In The Detour CEO: 9 Unexpected Turns on the Road to Leadership Success, former CEO Paul Perreault delivers a funny, engaging, and insightful guide to leading with purpose and resilience. Drawing from decades of experience in the specialized global biopharma industry, Paul provides actionable strategies to:
- Identify and prioritize your top performers
- Navigate organizational challenges with confidence
- Balance strategic decisions with personal values
- Cultivate a leadership style that fosters growth and loyalty
Through relatable stories and practical advice, Paul dives deep into the nuances of leadership—how to build trust, develop a pipeline of future leaders, and maintain focus in a world of constant distractions. He also challenges traditional notions of success, encouraging leaders to rethink their approach to prioritize people and values over short-term gains.
Packed with thoughtful reflections and actionable takeaways, The Detour CEO is a must-read for leaders at every level who want to make a lasting impact—on their teams, their organizations, and their own lives. This is more than a leadership guide; it's a roadmap for navigating the complexities of modern leadership while staying true to your authentic self.
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Featured Reviews
I love this book simply because it speaks to the place I am in, more around people and management and when you have a big team it is easy to get lost in fixing and solving problems and not empowering teams. Chapter 7 of this book has insights on finding your 80/20 people which I would like to try and ensure I focus on building my people.
Chapter 8 goes straight into expounding more on this with caution on 'don't fix everything,' and it is one major pitfall that I see most managers struggle with.
I would recommend this to anyone in leadership who would like to support and build people. It is well thought out and paced, you get chapter take-aways to build upon and practical activities to try.
Thanks Netgalley for the eARC
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