{"product_id":"crisis-at-the-top-eric-scott-plummer-9798281564373","title":"Crisis at the Top: The Need for Authentic Transformational Leadership in Public Safety","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrisis at the Top\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and necessary exploration of the ethical leadership challenges facing public safety organizations today. Through his Leadership HAT (Humility, Authenticity, Transparency) Continuum, Dr. Eric Plummer provides a critical framework for understanding how public safety leaders, from new chiefs to seasoned executives, can either build resilient, ethical cultures or fall prey to patterns of insecurity, arrogance, and corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr. Plummer draws from his decades of experience and real-world examples, including case studies based on open-source reporting, to illustrate how leadership failure rarely happens overnight. Instead, it follows a predictable path, beginning with ethical compromises and culminating in damaged public trust. He highlights how both new leaders (driven by insecurity) and veteran leaders (driven by overconfidence) can lose their way if they fail to stay grounded in core leadership values.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is both a cautionary tale and a blueprint for reform. It outlines: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe progression of leadership failure and how it can be prevented through intentional leadership development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critical need for public safety leaders to practice humility, maintain authenticity, and operate transparently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe profound impact of ethical (or unethical) leadership on organizational culture, public trust, and mission success.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrisis at the Top\u003c\/i\u003e also emphasizes that ethical leadership is not easy. It often requires standing alone under political pressure, making unpopular but principled decisions, and enduring personal and professional sacrifices for the sake of the mission and integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book closes by challenging leaders to reflect on their own leadership legacy: Are they building organizations that will thrive ethically long after they leave? Or are they unknowingly planting the seeds for the next crisis?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUltimately, Crisis at the Top offers public safety professionals and any leader in a high-trust field a practical, principled guide for leading with resilience, purpose, and unwavering ethical commitment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric Scott Plummer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798281564373\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.42d","brand":"Eric Scott Plummer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962850595071,"sku":"9798281564373","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dff39d2b-8f90-427a-ae13-d1458aa9a9e7.jpg?v=1750652728","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crisis-at-the-top-eric-scott-plummer-9798281564373","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}