Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
As a follow up to his phenomenal New York Times bestselling memoir, Highest Duty, Captain Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger explores exactly what it takes to lead and inspire. In Making a Difference, one of the most captivating American heroes of this century—the courageous pilot who brought the crippled US Airways Flight 1549 safely down in New Yorks Hudson River—engages some of the most accomplished men and women in the fields of technology, medicine, education, sports, philanthropy, finance, law, and the military in inspiring conversations on true leadership. With powerful thoughts and invaluable guidance from such notables as former Labor Secretary Robert Reich, legendary baseball manager Tony LaRussa, NASA Flight Director Eugene Kranz, and Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Making a Difference is a potential life-changer that stands with Katie Courics The Best Advice I Ever Got, Lee Iaococcas Where Have All the Leaders Gone, Michael J. Foxs A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Future, and other classic volumes that celebrate human achievement and triumph over adversity.
About the Author
Captain Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III is a retired airline pilot and safety expert from Danville, California, who has become a source of inspiration and hope for millions after his successful emergency water landing of a damaged commercial aircraft on the Hudson River. He was named Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship in his graduating class at the Air Force Academy, holds two masters degrees and a honorary Doctorate of Letters from Purdue University. He has been dedicated to the pursuit of safety for his entire adult life, and has used his knowledge and experience to help improve aviation safety, testifying before Congress about the safety and professional concerns of airline pilots. Sullenberger is a sought after public speaker addressing many worldwide corporations on topics including risk management, personal growth, disaster preparedness, teamwork, courage and motivation. He has also been involved in applying aviation safety methods to patient safety in medicine. Sullenberger 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 believes in fighting for the common man, whether that person is a crewmember or a passenger, and he is that rare breed, someone who quietly and modestly leads by example. His autobiography Highest Duty was a New York Times bestseller.