Download or read book Preventing Derailment written by Michael M. Lombardo and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 1989 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some of the strengths that lead high-potential managers to early promotions can become weaknesses. When this happens, many whose careers have been full of promise stumble, creating huge organizational and personal waste. Much derailment, however, is preventable. By looking at the problem from both an individual and organizational perspective, this report shows how.