Douglas R. Carlile is a retired NCO in the U.S. Army. Over his long career, he has experienced and witnessed in action a plethora of different leadership styles and techniques. Leadership: Good, Bad, Toxic, and Political is based upon this extensive career and the leaders of all stripes that he's seen. Through these lessons learned and the model of others in different capacities, he has developed his own philosophy of leadership.

About the Author:
As a child, Douglas R. Carlile grew up in the Chicago suburbs. His childhood was one of less social involvement with peers and non-involvement with school-sponsored activities. He finished high school and went into military service at 20 years of age after seeing little chance for success in the atmosphere around him. After less than a year's time in service, he felt that he had fit right in the military.