Rudolph W. Giuliani's management and decision-making skills have proven to be outstanding through his years as U.S. district attorney and his two terms as mayor of New York City. And on September 11th, 2001, Giuliani emerged as America's steady hand. In this program, Rudolph Giuliani shares with listeners the principles of leadership that guided him then, and throughout his career. He talks about how he was able to take control, show leadership, and make it clear to New Yorkers and the world that under his stewardship, they were in safe hands.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
Great book!:
Im in management, and I have taken more than one thing away from this book. Brilliant man, brilliant book, brilliant operational strategies! Wish he could have taken the republican nomination! I would definitely recommend this to anyone in a corporate leadership position.
Giuliani stood up when the towers fell...:
Forget about politics. Forget about extreme Muslims. Forgot about Republican or Democrat. Forget about Giuliani's personal life. Just forget about it. This book is about the defining moments of 9/11 and the leadership it needed in order not to descend into chaos. This man has put his heart and soul into this event and showed great leadership you can learn from. The writings in 'Leadership' give you great insight into the situation of the event and dealings of the mayor. Courage as well as... more info
couldn't get past page 6:
His head is SO big and he is so stuck on himself. I was really looking forward to reading it but Mr. Giuliani may have confused leadership with ego.
Citizens ARE customers!:
In response to Rachel's review, which I somewhat agreed with, she was frustrated that Giuliani compared running a city to running a business. Running a city IS like running a business. think about it: you cut tax - so more companies come to NYC to do business, which brings in more revenue to the city. that's business! you clean up Madison square garden and make it more family friendly - more tourists come to visit bringing more money to NYC. etc etc. is it derogatory to call citizens "customers"?... more info
