The Illusion of Control: And the Hidden Dangers of Silence in Leadership

By Frank Halden

What if the real danger in life isn't the actual falling apart - but the ignoring that you are?

You keep showing up. You keep holding it together.
People count on you - so you stay competent, composed, and in control.
Until the image cracks... and you realize you've been unraveling for years.

The Illusion of Control isn't a leadership book. It's not about resilience or productivity. It's a reflection from the quiet collapse behind the curtain - where decisions are made out of fear, and silence becomes a survival strategy.

Frank Halden was a CEO who built success on strength, grit, and appearing unshakeable. But behind the scenes, the pressure, secrecy, and isolation were eating him alive. This book is what came after everything broke.

If you've ever:

Measured your worth by how useful you areConfused control with safetyCarried more than you could share

...this story will feel uncomfortably familiar.

This isn't a comeback narrative.
It's an honest look at what happens when the cost of keeping it all together becomes too high - and what it takes to come back without the mask.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FHNVG7JC
• ISBN13: 9798231501137
• Release Date: July 2025
• Publisher: Frank Halden
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"