IS IT POSSIBLE to rescue your career and restore your reputation after a major professional setback? In an age rife with press accounts of disgraced CEOs, politicians, and celebrities-as well as courageous but beleaguered whistle-blowers and victims of rivalries or envious colleagues and bosses-this question has grown more important than ever.

In Firing Back, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Andrew Ward answer the question with a resounding "Yes~' They go on to lay out a practical and important five-step process for actually recovering from setbacks. Following these steps will help guide you through difficult circumstances, rebuild your reputation, and chart a new future.The authors also explore strategies for surmounting common barriers to career recovery, including tricky corporate cultures and psychological stresses.

Anchored in decades of research and scholarly studies across multiple fields, this book is packed with engrossing stories and firsthand accounts from humbled but restored CEOs and executives from firms.