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Making a Difference audiobook
- By: Chesley B. Sullenberger
- Narrator: Chesley B. Sullenberger
- Category: Education, Leadership
- Length: 11 hours 16 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: May 15, 2012
- Language: English
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Making a Difference Audiobook Summary
One of the most captivating heroes of the last decade and the author of the New York Times bestseller Highest Duty explores the nature of leadership with some of America’s best and brightest
At a time of political polarization and economic turmoil, we yearn for superior leadership. Few have demonstrated this trait better than Captain “Sully” Sullenberger, a man who embodies the core values that are at the heart of America: responsibility, optimism, integrity, loyalty, and compassion. In this follow-up to his bestselling memoir, Sullenberger engages nearly a dozen distinguished Americans to explore the nature of leadership, what it means, what it takes, and how it can be fostered and developed in all of our lives.
They are asked the important questions: Where do the best leaders come from? And how do the most successful and creative truly lead, motivate, and inspire? Sullenberger talks to men and women from diverse fields, including space exploration, business, government, education, sports, finance, medicine, and the military, all of whom embody, in the truest sense, moral courage and leadership by personal example. Among those included are: Tony La Russa, the legendary baseball manager; Gene Kranz, the NASA flight director during the historic Gemini and Apollo programs; Michelle Rhee, founder of the New Teacher Project; former governor of Michigan Jennifer Granholm; Jim Sinegal, co-founder and CEO of Costco; Lieutenant Colonel Tammy Duckworth, former assistant secretary with the Department of Veterans Affairs; Bill Bratton, former NYPD commissioner and LAPD chief; and former Labor secretary Robert Reich.
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Making a Difference Audiobook Narrator
Chesley B. Sullenberger is the narrator of Making a Difference audiobook that was written by Chesley B. Sullenberger
Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, III has been dedicated to the pursuit of safety for his entire adult life. While he is best known for serving as Captain during what has been called the “Miracle on the Hudson,” Sullenberger is a speaker, aviation safety expert, and accident investigator, serves as the CBS News Aviation and Safety Expert, and is the founder and chief executive officer of Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., a company dedicated to management, safety, performance, and reliability consulting. He lives with his family in the San Francisco Bay Area.
About the Author(s) of Making a Difference
Chesley B. Sullenberger is the author of Making a Difference
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Making a Difference Full Details
| Narrator | Chesley B. Sullenberger |
| Length | 11 hours 16 minutes |
| Author | Chesley B. Sullenberger |
| Category | |
| Publisher | HarperAudio |
| Release date | May 15, 2012 |
| ISBN | 9780062223807 |
Subjects
The publisher of the Making a Difference is HarperAudio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Education, Leadership
Additional info
The publisher of the Making a Difference is HarperAudio. The imprint is HarperAudio. It is supplied by HarperAudio. The ISBN-13 is 9780062223807.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
Goodreads Reviews
Suneel
July 18, 2012
This book by Captain Sullenberger, the hero of flight 1549, goes through the life stories of eleven inspirational people who have made a huge difference in their respective fields. The book focusses particularly on the component of leadership that has guided their endeavors.I was particularly fascinated and inspired by the stories of Lieutenant Colonel Tammy Duckworth (a military heroine and now a political figure), Michelle Rhee (schools crusader), Sue Sheridan (fighting for more safety in healthcare, an issue that I too feel passionately about) and Jim Sinegal (a very different CEO).We can all learn so much from these stories of vision and courage, and I would recommend this book to anyone who may think that such people are lacking in today's society—because this clearly isn't the case.
Lincoln
July 26, 2012
This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is a series of stories and interviews of great U.S. leaders in recent years and it provides great insight into what makes a great leader. It covers a broad gauntlet of people including: USCG Admiral Thad Allen, Police Commissioner William Bratton, LTC Tammy Duckworth USA, Gov. Jennifer Granholm, NASA CEO Gene Kranz, Baseball manager Tony LaRussa, Educator Michelle Rhee, Mother Sue Sheridan, COSCO CEO John Sinegal and others. The book provides Lessons in Leadership, Strong Leadership values, discusses the Nature of Leadership, and what the Common Thread that connects great leaders. ITS A GREAT READ
Walter Mack
February 06, 2017
TIME for a LeaderRead what we need as a people for our leaders. With wisdom comes humility - an educated electorate deserves the best. Keep these leadership traits in mind next time.
diddier
March 31, 2015
I learned so much from all the people Captain Sully interviewd. They were well chosen.Captain Sully sure has made the best out of the unexpected and sudden fame he got.No doubt he was a potencial great leader and human being, he just had to be pushed by life, or God. He is a good example of the belief that sometimes you have to go through something really bad in order to become really great.
Todd
November 08, 2020
Definitely some good gems in here. I particularly enjoyed the Gene Krantz section (head of NASA mission control during Apollo 11 and 13). Makes me want to read his autobiography "Failure is not an Option." (Which is from the movie Apollo 13 - he didn't actually say it, his actual speech was a little longer, but he liked the line so much he used it for the title of his book :-))Lt. Col. Tammy Duckworth also super inspirational!
Victor
December 27, 2019
good stories about leading and what makes some effective leaders.
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