{"product_id":"leading-before-the-incident-deshon-l-brown-9798994932001","title":"Leading Before the Incident: Why Executives Are Farther from Reality Than They Realize","description":"\u003cp\u003eMost preventable incidents do not begin with failure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey begin with tolerance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before an event makes the news, leadership decisions quietly reshape risk. Red conditions are reframed as gray. Safety raises concerns without the authority to act. Profitable operations are given more patience. Front-line workers learn when speaking up changes nothing-and silence follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the incident finally occurs, executives are often surprised.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey shouldn't be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeading Before the Incident examines why executives are often farther from operational reality than they realize-and how leadership distance, misplaced authority, and performance pressure normalize risk in plain sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a safety manual.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not offer checklists or best practices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt does not explain what to do after something goes wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead, it explains why leadership decisions made before an incident matter more than any response after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten for executives, board members, and senior leaders, this book challenges readers to reconsider what they tolerate, how authority is exercised, and why prevention requires intervention long before proof appears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the most important incident is the one you will never see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deshon L. Brown\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994932001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e D\u0026amp;s Portfolio Group Inc\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Deshon L. Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48801393508607,"sku":"9798994932001","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/leading-before-the-incident-deshon-l-brown-9798994932001","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}