Making a Difference LP: Stories of Vision and Courage from America's Leaders (Paperback)
Description
One of the most captivating heroes of the last decade and the author of the New York Times bestseller Highest Duty engages America's best and brightest 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.
Among those included are Tony La Russa, legendary baseball manager; Gene Kranz, 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, Costco; Lieutenant Colonel Tammy Duckworth, former assistant secretary with the Department of Veterans Affairs; and former Labor secretary Robert Reich.
About the Author
Captain Chesley B. Sullenberger III is a retired airline pilot, speaker, and consultant who has become a source of inspiration for many after his successful emergency water landing of a disabled airliner on the Hudson River. He graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy and holds two master's degrees and an honorary doctorate of letters from Purdue University. He has testified before Congress about aviation safety and the state of the airline piloting profession. He serves as the CBS News aviation and safety expert, is the founder of Safety Reliability Methods, Inc., a management, safety, and performance consulting company, and was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People. He lives with his family in Danville, California.
