The Leadership Detour is a deeply personal and powerful memoir-meets-leadership guide by Dr. Tammi Fleming. Blending lived experience with professional insight, she shares her unexpected journey from early career success to profound personal transformation. Through heartfelt storytelling and coaching wisdom, she explores the essential leadership shifts-from technical expertise to emotional intelligence, from performance to presence, and from chasing titles to building a legacy.
Drawing from her upbringing in New Orleans, her work across the federal, nonprofit, and philanthropic sectors, and her experiences mentoring and coaching emerging leaders, Dr. Fleming reframes leadership as a journey of becoming-one shaped not by perfection, but by resilience, reflection, and realignment.
The Leadership Detour offers inspiration, encouragement, and a roadmap for professionals navigating transitions, leadership plateaus, or the quiet call to lead with greater authenticity and purpose.
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Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
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979-8-9986680-1-2 (9798998668012)
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Dr. Tammy Fleming is an executive coach, strategist, and former federal appointee with over two decades of experience advancing leadership and equity across the nonprofit, philanthropic, and public sectors. As the founder of Diamond Consultants, LLC, she supports mission-driven leaders in transforming their careers and organizations with clarity, confidence, and purpose.A certified executive coach with a Ph.D. in Public Health, Dr. Fleming specializes in helping high-achieving professionals bridge the gap between technical expertise and executive leadership. Her work blends personal insight with strategic development, empowering leaders to show up fully and lead with impact.The Leadership Detour is her debut book - a powerful blend of memoir and mentorship that redefines how we grow into leadership.She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband, their beloved Shih Tzu Duchess, and three young adult children who keep her grounded, laughing, and inspired.
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