Leadership

Book Review.
Giullani, Rudolph W. Leadership. Miramax Books, Hyperson, New York.
Comment. Henry.
The leadership that Rudy Giullani demonstrated as mayor of NYC during the 9/11 disaster made him no doubt the best known mayor in modern history. Time magazine referred to him as the “mayor of the world”. His story gives support to the idea that disaster reveals leadership it doesn’t develop it. The 9/11 disaster becomes a focal event of Rudy’s presentation. Leadership qualities such as preparedness, accountability, strong beliefs, loyalty, surrounding yourself with great people, under-promising and over-delivering, etc. are all presented with copious examples. The stories of heroism, heart breaking tragedy, inspiring courage, and compassion, make this book a riveting read.
Rudy begins his book with a personal ‘walk through’ of the disaster that took place in NYC on September 11, 2001. As the mayor of the city he demonstrated some very unusual qualities of leadership bringing an amazing level of order and organization during a time of chaos and confusion.
Taking several steps back from the event that becomes an over-arching theme of his treatment of the topic Rudy walks us through his own journey and development as a leader. He was trained as a lawyer and held positions in the Justice Department and the U.S. Attorney’s office. During the eight years that he was mayor of NYC many good things happened. These are presented as part of Rudy’s legacy. The tragedy of September 11/2001 became a real test for the qualities of leadership described in this book.
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