Many leaders compromise their values not because they want to, but because they lack processes that let them quickly consider the ramifications of ethical drift. This 3rd Edition leverages the lean startup model to iterate and improve the book. This, imho, is the best version to date.
This version also includes a foreword by Col. Thomas Gordon, USMC (Ret), the Commandant of The Citadel, the South Carolina Military College.
In fact, I’m so confident that this book will deliver on my promise to readers that I had it turned into an audiobook. If you like paper and want a signed copy, buy it here. If you want to save a few dollars, please visit this link and grab a copy.
The audiobook can be found exclusively on Audible in Fall 2026.
The book’s goal is to establish a framework that leads you down a path that's easy for people to follow—and that will give you the gift of followership. Having experienced ethical drift, compromising values one small decision at a time, I make this a personal plea.
Do better. We can all do better.
If the book keeps you from compromising what makes you a leader people want to follow, Yahtzee! What a win for both of us. If you take a little ethical leadership self-assessment and feel like you’ve drifted, this book will help you get back on course.
Many thanks to the early adopters, my first round of readers, whose feedback created what I believe is a much better book that’s more timely, more optimistic, and serves an even broader audience.
Many leaders compromise their values not because they want to, but because they lack processes that let them quickly consider the ramifications of ethical drift. This 3rd Edition leverages the lean startup model to iterate and improve the book. This, imho, is the best version to date.
This version also includes a foreword by Col. Thomas Gordon, USMC (Ret), the Commandant of The Citadel, the South Carolina Military College.
In fact, I’m so confident that this book will deliver on my promise to readers that I had it turned into an audiobook. If you like paper and want a signed copy, buy it here. If you want to save a few dollars, please visit this link and grab a copy.
The audiobook can be found exclusively on Audible in Fall 2026.
The book’s goal is to establish a framework that leads you down a path that's easy for people to follow—and that will give you the gift of followership. Having experienced ethical drift, compromising values one small decision at a time, I make this a personal plea.
Do better. We can all do better.
If the book keeps you from compromising what makes you a leader people want to follow, Yahtzee! What a win for both of us. If you take a little ethical leadership self-assessment and feel like you’ve drifted, this book will help you get back on course.
Many thanks to the early adopters, my first round of readers, whose feedback created what I believe is a much better book that’s more timely, more optimistic, and serves an even broader audience.
