Firing Back: How Great Leaders Rebound after Career Disasters

I found this book mainly talked about managing high profile CEO’s public image and had almost nothing of value for the everyday manager. It’s a good read if you’re interested in knowing what happened to some big name CEOs, but that’s about it.

I bought this from a magazine recommendation. The recommendation highlighted the telling of past business titans who had failed and how they rebounded. I assumed I would have chapters on each different story, a beginning, middle and end. Instead, this is more a business management book on the theoretical discussion of comebacks, why some work and some don't. The business biographies are there, but they are told in short staccato versions to prove a point and not fully explored. Nothing wrong with that, just not what I had hoped for. For others, this book will be perfect. But if you are looking for multiple business biographies as was I, this is not for you.

There are interesting stories about CEOs who've come back from the brink, but there isn't much utility in the stories. If you are interested in the idea of leadership development, this book isn't for you. It also takes on a borderline sycophantic tone towards the CEOs that becomes distracting by the end.It would be better to just find and read the biographies of the various people covered by this book.

it is a good narration, and make some examples of the top rebound but nothing special. It is a little job market news with a little ovious HR market practices

Great book with good insights about how to handle set-backs in career. Excellent examples and good narrative on the thoughts, feelings and planning to manage.