{"product_id":"breaking-orbit-dara-kiernan-9781068773754","title":"Breaking Orbit: Some leaders rise by standing tall. She rose by falling hard.","description":"\u003cp\u003eNavi Sol gets the promotion everyone says she's earned. She just never asked for it. Now she's leading a deep-space starship built on systems, data, and expertise - and learning fast that the hardest part of leadership is not the responsibility. It's who you feel you have to become.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder pressure, Navi reshapes herself into what she thinks the system rewards: polished, decisive, and just emotionally distant enough to look \"in control.\" On paper, it works. On the deck, it quietly starts to fall apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a high-risk mission hits, Navi backs someone she trusts completely: a loyal, eager \"yes man\" who would follow her anywhere. The team has doubts. The data raises flags. The warning signs are there. But speed, optics, and the need to prove herself win out. And the cost is something she can't undo. What follows is not a tidy leadership lesson. It's the moment every leader fears: when trust breaks, when the team goes quiet, and you realize the problem is not the mission. It's you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a leadership story for people who are tired of leadership books that pretend pressure is optional.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Fictional, but grounded in the very real challenges leaders face every day: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe pressure to look certain even when you are not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe quiet pull to reward loyalty instead of capability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe moment a team stops speaking up, and you do not notice right away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe distance you build to feel \"in control\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow hard it is to rebuild trust once it is gone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you have ever stepped into leadership and felt yourself changing, this story will feel uncomfortably familiar. Because we do not learn leadership from textbooks. We learn it from each other. From shared experiences. From real stories. From the moments that do not go to plan. And sometimes, the people who never chased leadership are the ones who discover what it truly means.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dara Kiernan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1068773758\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781068773754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kpi Services Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.59d","brand":"Dara Kiernan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665616703743,"sku":"9781068773754","price":12.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/breaking-orbit-dara-kiernan-9781068773754","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}