Admiral William H. McRaven is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed and the New York Times bestsellers Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations and The Hero Code: Lessons Learned from Lives Well Lived. In his thirty-seven years as a Navy SEAL, he commanded at every level. As a Four-Star Admiral, his final assignment was as Commander of all U.S. Special Operations Forces. After retiring from the Navy, he served as the Chancellor of the University of Texas System from 2015 to 2018. He now lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Georgeann.
"Admiral McRaven gives inspiring context to popular military maxims
that turn mere words into wisdom and simple sayings into powerful
leadership guidance. This book is an essential reference for anyone
in a leadership position."--Jocko Willink, retired United States
Navy officer and author of FINAL SPIN
"An entertaining and straightforward discussion of what it takes to
lead, from the consummate military leader of our age. Admiral Bill
McRaven's THE WISDOM OF THE BULLFROG is a thoughtful, yet easily
digestible, guide to making each of us into better leaders - and
people."--Stanley McChrystal, former US Army genreal
"You might be able to find a book with more insights and superb
advice about leadership than Bill McRaven's THE WISDOM OF THE
BULLFROG, but I doubt it. Drawing on a lifetime of successful
leadership at all levels of the military and subsequently in other
institutions, McRaven's succinct, witty and fast-paced book offers
current and aspiring leaders a wealth of lessons learned and common
sense approaches to navigating the many challenges of leading
people and organizations. At a time of rapid change in every
workplace, regardless of size or purpose, this is a book readers
will dog-ear and underline. Once I started, I could not put it
down."--Robert Gates, former United States Secretary of Defense
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