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.

Rudolph Giuliani es uno de los mejores líderes de nuestro tiempo. Cuando fue alcalde de NY: reformó instituciónes, redujo la inseguridad, aplicó la ley de manera justa, fomento el desarrollo y enfrentó el impacto del ataque terrorista del 11 de Septiembre con tenacidad e inteligente.

Bom livro, mas um pouco desorganizado na forma de tratar os assuntos.
É motivador, desafiante, e didático, mas poderia ter sido melhor organizado no que tange aos temas, As vezes temos uma sensação de gangorra, onde os assuntos mudam sem esgotar-se e depois de um tempo se volta aos mesmos.
Todavia recomendo para quem gostar de ler sobre liderança.

One of the best books on preparing for leadership I've read in a long time.

This has been sitting on my shelf since college, when I had the priveledge of hearing Mr. Giuliani speak. I'm enjoying his tales from his time as "Mayor of America" immensely as well as learning a lot about strong leadership. Not a trite, you've-heard-it-all-before read.

I'm only sorry I waited this long to pick it up.

Great book! Focuses on managing and leadership with no attention paid to personal relationship issues, which I respect. Politics is mentioned but is not the main focus of the book. Riveting accounts of Sept. 11th really touched me.

I'm a Rudy fan and a huge leadership person- so I really liked this book. It does become repetitive at times, so prepare yourself. I don't think this book really introduces any new leadership ideas and definitely isn't rocket science, but it's nice to have things you know are true reinforced in such a positive way.

Except the first chapter about 911, it’s a horrible read. Every chapter he basically used all these example to say how great he is. I thought of giving it up but I pushed it through to the finish line. It was painful.

I was surprised that this book talked more about his management style running New York City and not about conservative politics and principles. He espouses basic principles about leadership that would be useful running any large entity, His use of metrics to gauge the success or failure of a program could be applied to anywhere outside of government. Do not expect much about the personal life known to hit the back pages of the New York Post. This is not a tell all biography. Overall, it is an easy read. The book appears to make every problem solvable and manageable if you follow his principles. Life sometimes gets in the way of a perfect world.

The book Leadership by Rudolph W. Giuliani gives readers lessons regarding what it means to be a leader. Giuliani tells his readers how important it is to be a man of your word. He tells them how to honor their commitments, how important it is to honor your oaths.

All of these things are important. He also tells readers how the leader has to walk the walk and lead by example. In short, not to ask anyone to do something you cannot do yourself. That is the mark of a great leader.

However, according to his own words in the book Leadership, Giuliani is not capable of practicing what he preaches. Instead, it is a matter of do what I say, not what I do.

When one gets married, he makes certain promises. He swears an oath before God, family, and friends. There is a reason witnesses are required to sign the marriage license.

Giuliani tells how his girlfriend was there for him several times. He extols her virtues. There is no virtue in cheating on one’s wife. There is no virtue in one who would help a married man cheat on his wife.

Leadership is not really about how to be a leader, but more about how not to be a leader. We give Leadership no stars. How can someone be an example of leadership when he lives a life that is completely opposite of what he says makes a great leader?

We recommend that you avoid this book at all costs.




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Good book, great examples, bit too much cop-worship, but they're a powerful union in NYC. He didn't spend overmuch time on 9/11, although of course he had to include it, but instead emphasized the structure and relationships he had built up beforehand that helped him and his team through it.

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

Giuliani gets a lot of knocks for his persona. You should open this book with a clear objective mind and allow Rudy to take you through his argument. This narrative is engaging, entertaining, reassuring, and a boatload of other emotive gerunds. He clearly outlines the principles of great leadership and is a solemn, and often comedic, reminder of what it takes to lead. This isn't a book only about Giuliani's successes. It also isn't just about ideas. It is about applied practice and outcomes, shortfalls and apexes. All in all, a worthwhile read.