I made it halfway through but I'm giving myself credit for making it that far and valuing my time enough to put it down (I typically refuse to stop reading a book after I start). I wanted to put the person we now know him to be aside and read about the person who managed the 9/11 crisis. About 25 pages of that part were interesting. The rest was vague puffery and watered-down leadership principles that are pretty obvious. With finding nothing of value in the previous 100 pages, I just couldn't justify making it through the last 150 pages.

This is a really interesting read and I was drawn to it as I have an interest in leadership. I enjoyed learning about Giuliani's leadership style but the parts that fascinated me were the city's response to 9/11 and what it meant to be the mayor at such a difficult time. I had no idea what goes on behind the scenes and the things Giuliani has achieved and shares in his book are nothing short of inspirational.

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.

I am always on the hunt for great business books as a teacher preparing students for college and career readiness in one of my courses that builds young critical thinkers. Rudy Giuliani’s book taught me two things: 1) Prepare for all scenarios, no matter how unlikely—yes, they had a plan already in place for planes crashing into buildings; 2) Create a playbook so every point person is accountable. This was a fast read with excellent information about how to communicate even when normal channels have been shut down. No cell towers. No taxis. How do you connect and prepare? So good I want to re-read.

It does not matter if you are a Democrat or Republican, this book is great to understand how he handled the city in the aftermath of 9/11

I will not live with blinders on.
okay. alright. I got through one chapter and a few excerpts thereafter.

I picked up this book right around the time Giuliani was announcing his run for president, and it reads much in the same way. Seems anyone with sights on the highest office likes to come out with a book (to "lay a little groundwork") before the big show. McCain and Obama are no different. The read is easy, and moves from chapter to chapter fluidly. The most compelling parts are the events of 9/11 and the decisions faced during the day and the aftermath that followed. The Leadership aspect doesn't reveal anything different from any other book on the subject. The principles are "surround yourself with the best people you can find and hold them accountable; be true to yourself and to your values; and study/learn/prepare relentlessly." Partisan politics aside (the Left often chides the book as self-aggrandizing fluff that conveniently avoids his personal foibles), I recommend it if you're into personal development or have an interest in politics.

A good, easy to read and accessible book detailing one of the most famous New York mayors Rudy Giuliani. Now Giuliani is so linked to Donald Trump for better or worse we can see from this book some of the traits that might have pushed him in this path. A distrust of the media. A desire to stand out and speak out for those who are bullies (one can see why he might consider the media bullying Trump...)

With all due respect to him, he does often come across as a thoughtful, thorough and emotional person. His words regarding the September 11 terrorist attacks on his beloved New York and its aftermath I found deeply moving and well described and written. I do not know if I can believe everything he writes about his successes, I do not know New York politics and history enough to judge. In any case, glad to have read this book. His reaction to Yasser Arafat left a bad taste in my mouth however, just my personal feeling, you be the judge of that.

Giuliani presented an elaborate account of his service – as a prosecutor, mayor and leader of a complex society – in this terrific prose. From a starting point of inspiration as a source of strength for leadership, he presented different attributes alongside corresponding details to exemplify virtues of a leader. He loaded each chapter with his day-to-day activities as a mayor – what he learned over years, his struggles with political correctness of the liberal-filled city of New York, the trauma of the event of 9/11 and the respective actions to combat and stem future attacks. My greatest surprise was how he handled the organized crimes in the city of NY – his tactics and experience as an attorney provided the city an inestimable and strong leadership.
I found this book so detailed at explaining the course of leadership, the practicability of leadership and the effectiveness of a passion to lead. He struck adequately how a leader should perceive the society cum his/her immediate surrounding – people that works along to make things happen.
This book would remain a reference for leadership studies, most especially for a metropolitan society.

This is a joke,
right?

Published in the aftermath of 9/11,the book is a reflection of Giuliani's tenure as NYC's mayor. It was also an insight of how a Giuliani White House would run, although he denied presidential ambitions at the time. In the book, Guiliani offers a set of leadership principles he's learnt through out his life and indicates how these were instrumental in turning NYC around. The peak of the effectiveness of theses principles was how well his administration handled 9/11. But with any autobiography the writer often fails to be self critical. One also gets the sense of Rudolph having micro management tendencies. Although it is impressive that he is a hard worker and strong on knowing the details of everything and I mean everything in his administration, there is a sense that he struggles with delegation. Only worth reading if you want to know "the world according to Guilliani"

I’m currently researching the clean-up of New York City, particularly in the areas of crime and police corruption, which both Whitman Knapp and Rudolph Giuliani are credited for. Due to my interest, a friend of mine suggested I read Giuliani’s “Leadership”, since he explains CompStat and other methods of crime reduction implemented during his years in office.

“Leadership” is a mix between a memoir and a book on management advice; each chapter features principles of leadership and Giuliani relates how these principles have helped him during his mayoralty. For instance, Giuliani references a “broken window theory” (which he has applied to many issues) in which larger crimes are prevented by targeting even the smallest problem. His most notable use of this was in the removal of squeegee men, mainly because they were intimidating tourists, in which it turned out that a significant amount of them had warrants for violent crimes. An interesting side note: Giuliani used his experience with law (he used to be a prosecutor) to nab squeegee men through a law against jaywalking.

While some of the principles he stresses have been said a million times, Giuliani uses his own experiences to prove their value. For example, when Giuliani advocates the development of strong beliefs, he explains how his study of philosophy made him respect legal systems and his involvement in debating honed his strength and commitment to communicating his beliefs.

Overall, I think Giuliani has some solid advice to offer. His ability to compartmentalise his actions and his desire to boost the morale of New Yorkers, especially after the September 11 Attacks, are examples of his dedication to his role and obligations as a leader. In one part of the book, Giuliani describes seeing John Gotti and his associates sitting at a table by the curb of a street. Apparently Gotti had been shot earlier in the week and was trying to prove that he was fearless. Courage is exactly what Giuliani pushes for when describing good leadership; having the ability to stick to your commitments and to do your best for those who support you, even when under attack.