Leadership

Rudolph W. Giuliani

ISBN 10: 0786870699 ISBN 13: 9780786870691

Publisher: Hyperion, 2002

Synopsis

Rudolph W. Giuliani is the denitive American leader. His management and decision-making skills have proven to be outstanding through his two terms as mayor of New York City and his years as U.S. Attorney at the Justice Department. And on September 11, 2001, Giuliani emerged as Americas steadiest hand, leading the city and the nation through the worst domestic disaster in our history.In Leadership, Giuliani gives readers a minute-by-minute account of his actions and decisions in the aftermath of the disaster and shares the principles of leadership that proved so reliable and effective during the most testing of times.Whether dealing with a catastrophe, or with the many problems large and small that afict a great city on a daily basis; whether addressing New Yorks $40 billion budget or issues of infrastructure; whether handling complicated human issues or assembling a brilliant team, Giuliani has relied on a systematic and methodical approach that can work for any manager, in any sized business.Refreshingly honest, full of powerful stories and compelling examples, Leadership is Giulianis own guide to the essential principles that have sustained him throughout his extraordinary career.

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About the Author:

Rudolph Giuliani was born in 1944 in Brooklyn, NY. He attended Manhattan College and NYU Law School, graduating magna cum laude in 1968. He became the 107th mayor of New York City in 1993 and was re-elected in 1997. Leadership was first book. He is currently writing another book about his years as US Attorney, to be published by Miramax Books. He is the founder of Giuliani Partners, a consulting firm. He lives in Manhattan. Ken Kurson is a contributing editor and financial columnist at Esquire magazine and an editor-at-large for Money. He is the author of The Green Magazine Guide to Personal (1998). He lives outside New York City.

From AudioFile:

Through much of his tenure as mayor of New York City, Rudy Giuliani was a controversial figure whose personal weaknesses often overshadowed his political strengths. After September 11, however, the world focused on Giuliani's ability to lead with courage and controlled emotion. In LEADERSHIP, Giuliani demonstrates through vivid, practical examples how he used an aggressive, hands-on management style to deal with everything from petty crime to terrorism. Tony Roberts infuses Giuliani's words with grace and tempered emotion and revels in his take-charge style. Although, at times, Roberts sounds more like a performer than the former mayor/prosecutor, he succeeds in conveying Giuliani's confidence, tenacity, and courage. Giuliani reads the book's introduction with passion, making the listener wonder why he didn't read all of his inspiring words. D.J.S. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0786870699
• ISBN 13: 9780786870691
• Binding: Audio Cassette