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The Wisdom of the Bullfrog

Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy)

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The Wisdom of the Bullfrog

By: William H. McRaven
Narrated by: William H. McRaven
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From the acclaimed, bestselling author of Make Your Bed—a short, inspirational book of advice and leadership lessons that Admiral McRaven collected over his four decades as a Navy SEAL.

The title “Bullfrog” is given to the Navy SEAL who has served the longest on active duty. Admiral McRaven was honored to receive this honor in 2011 when he took charge of the United States Special Operations Command. When McRaven retired in 2014, he had 37 years as a Navy SEAL under his belt, leading men and women at every level of the special operations community. In the ensuing four years, he served as Chancellor to the entire University of Texas System, with its 230,000 students and 100,000 faculty and health care workers.

During those four decades, Admiral McRaven dealt with every conceivable leadership challenge, from commanding combat operations—including the capture of Saddam Hussein, the rescue of Captain Phillips, and the raid for Osama bin Laden.

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog draws on these and countless other experiences from Admiral McRaven’s incredible life, including crisis situations, management debates, organizational transitions, and ethical dilemmas, to provide readers with the most important leadership lessons he has learned over the course of his forty years of service.

Each chapter provides a Make Your Bed-like parable, rich with insights about the specific leadership traits required to be at the top of your game. The Wisdom of the Bullfrog is Admiral McRaven’s clear-eyed treatise on the leadership qualities that separate the good from the truly great.

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A brilliant listen. Valuable lessons broken into easy to listen to chapters. A combination of great leadership theory with numerous and meaningful anecdotes. The best book I’ve read or listened to in a few years.

Brilliant book from a brilliant reader

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brilliant book for all leaders, everyone can learn something from the bullfrog. First audio book, really enjoyable listen

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A great book from a great leader. He truly inspires us to become better than we were.

Admiral is a great speaker and story teller.

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I listened to this in 2 days, what a book! Lessons are easy to understand and transfer to my business.

Will listen to it over and over again to ensure I don't forget anything

Awesome

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It's another good book by McRaven. I wish it was longer as it left me wanting more.
Good examples and anecdotes.
Sensible approach to leadership. Exemplifies the moral code required to be an excellent leader

Another solid entry by McRaven

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