A very entertaining read, for which credit must be made in part to Ken Kurson. I was sorry to reach the last page despite at times finding myself distracted by the very American style of writing. But whose style is that? Mr Giuliani's or Mr Kurson's?

Overall, I feel that this certainly is a text from which the reader, if suitably open-minded and sponge-like, can absorb sound traits of good leadership (A Good Thing). It is not a book which teaches leadership (A Bad Thing).

For my part, I've always believed that the traits of great leadership are instilled (absorbed), not learnt, because in real life a great leader (as opposed to a good leader) has to make great decisions instinctively and convincingly.

I plan to read through this book a second and third time. On the third time I shall summarise the traits of leadership which Mr Giuliani advocates. It will be both interesting and instructive to review that list, and to identify what balance exists between the inspirational and the practical.

Mayor Giuliani shares leadership principles which are truly wise and effective. Thank God in all His wisdom for placing Rudy in
the position as mayor of New York during the exact time that he was "The World's Mayor". I truly believe that we Americans were able to rally following the 9/11 attacks one our country because of the capable leadership of this man in New York City.

This is a MUST read.

Rudy's account of his experiences, decisions and actions during his tenure as mayor of NYC is remarkable effort to portray the order of the day in life of city from all perspectives: social, political, cultural, economic and administration.
He renders informative insights into his philosophy(ies) followed, challenges faced and results expected vis-a-vis realized.
Rudy lends view on his reactions and thought process while presiding over the recovery from tragic 9/11 attacks on NYC, eliciting details of plans created on the feed and acted upon to ensure maximize relief operations as well as effectively control further damage.
Rudy's account is another way to look at complicated nature of job as Mayor of city like NYC. One only wonders, how much more this complication is amplifies at level of the President.
Indeed worth a read.

Just finished Giuliani’s book tonight. In his book he took me to see Sept 11 events as if I was there. Giuliani was the mayor of New York before and during the attacks. I never understood the extant of the damage as he explained them. Not just the physical but the moral and psychological damage was immense. As a leader of the City he and his staff took this pain on himself. The book starts and ends with the tragedy.
Giuliani was a lawyer and a US attorney. His love for debate and Pailin for philosophy honed his mission. I believe God prepared him in every way to face the challenges of this position.
All over the book I experienced how Giuliani expressed many leadership theories and attributes that I studied. From situational to authentic leadership, Giuliani expressed behaviours to show his love, passion and nationalism to serve his people. His passion to human dignity and democracy underpinned manny of his acts.
I learned a lot from his leadership style particularly in the public sector.

Although

Excellent read - well written by Giuliani. Amazing how one man could orchestrate the revitalization of a city. Inspirational for any leader in business or education.

Compelling read about the chronciles of 9/11 and how Rudy actually got things done in NY before 9/11.

Užtrukau amžinybę, pagaliau pabaigiau. Iš pradžių labai įtraukianti ir artima buvo, paskui nebe. Sunkiai skaitėsi ir amerikietiškas pagyrų stilius ėmė erzinti. Blogiausia visgi daugiau sužinojus apie nešvarią Giuliani reputaciją toliau skaityti knygą nebegerbiant autoriaus.

Mayor of New York City during 911, Giuliani effectively reflects on his time as Mayor and US Attorney. It is interesting to see how some of the lessons and messages he talks about can or cannot be applied to his current job as Trump's lawyer.

I liked this book fairly well, but it seemed a little disorganized in structure. Giuliani began by giving an overview of the events of 9-11 and went into more detail in two different places in the book. There were two things that I found fascinating about this memoir: the reason for his quick actions at the moment of the terrorist attacks and some aspects of his life as a lawyer.

Giuliani's life and experiences seemed to lead him to the place of knowing exactly what to do at the moment of our nation's worst crisis in history. His quick action saved New York City from complete paralysis and destruction and comforted a nation as well.

His experiences as a U.S. Attorney and prosecutor of some of the most notorious mob criminals was fascinating. In fact, I wished that he had spent more time on the subject and had gone into more detail. A memoir on his life as a prosecutor would definitely be put on my "to-read" shelf.

All in all it was an OK read and a good glimpse as to what good leadership entails.

Knygą atradau domėdamasi 9/11 tema. Giuliani buvo vadinamas legendiniu Niujorko meru, ištraukusiu miestą iš 80's-90's purvo. Po teroro išpuolių toliau kurį laiką sumaniai vedė miestą. Reikia pripažinti, Giuliani - kontroversiška asmenybė, ypač pastaruoju metu. Tačiau ši knyga - puikus Niujorko metraštis, detalus miesto valdymo paveikslas. Giuliani energingai ir įtikinamai skaitytoją veda per savo įtemptas "meravimo" dienas. Labiausiai turbūt ir sužavėjo ta didžiulė mero energija, su kuria jis ėmėsi visų darbų ir sprendimų. Niujorko krizių valdymo centras veikė Pasaulio prekybos centre 7 - viename iš 9/11 griuvusių pastatų. Miesto administracijai teko reaguoti greitai. Greitai teko ir atkūrinėti miestą. Žodžiu, knyga gan nišine tema, bet nenuvylė.

I thought this was a great book, mainly because it's written around leadership principles and not chronologically. Obviously, there's some self-promoting involved here and Giuliani is certainly washing his hands clean of any wrong doings, but despite that it offers interesting insights into leadership. You get a behind the scenes look wat what it takes to run a city like New York. The chapter on 9/11 is interesting of course, but I've learned more than that. The concept of 'weddings are discretionary, funerals are mandatory' for instance is one that stuck with me.

Buvusio Niujorko mero prisiminimai apie rugsėjo 11-osios krizę didmiestyje, miesto visuomeninių, kriminogeninių problemų sprendimą, miesto politikų susitelkimą bendram darbui. Tačiau knygoje daug gyrimosi savo pasiekimais, bet mažai įžvalgų apie Niujorko kaip miesto iškirtinumą tiek politine, tiek kultūrine prasme.