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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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The Instant #1 New York Times Bestseller!

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.

 Management & Leadership Inspiring Military Motivation & Self-Improvement Leadership Personal Success Personal Development Management War Career Biographies & Memoirs Business Career Success Military & War
Practical Wisdom • Insightful Leadership Lessons • Powerful Narration • Concise Principles • Real-world Examples

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Admiral McRaven is a legend and true hero. We all have so much to learn about leadership from people who have done what he has done. I highly recommend this book.

Great book by a true hero!

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I wish I had the pleasure of being around men like this to pick their brains. I am very grateful that he puts chose to put his wisdom onto paper so that we can gain his mentorship from a distance. Great read.

2ndLt in USMC

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The Admital is a great storyteller and leader? Definitely a great read and to hear him speak makes it even better

Listen to the Bullfrog

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Great listen! My new mantra moving forward, “the easiest day was yesterday”! Big takeaway, true leaders put themselves in the shoes of those they lead.

Great leadership insights

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I’ve listened/read a lot of McRavens books. Each one has different stories and great leadership principles we desperately need in today’s culture!

Tempered leadership lessons for any organization

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