The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Audiobook, by William H. McRaven Play Audiobook Sample

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Audiobook

The Wisdom of the Bullfrog: Leadership Made Simple (But Not Easy) Audiobook, by William H. McRaven Play Audiobook Sample
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Read By: William H. McRaven Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 2.50 hours at 1.5x Speed 1.88 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: April 2023 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781549164712

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

23

Longest Chapter Length:

15:42 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

13 seconds

Average Chapter Length:

09:44 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

7

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Publisher Description

From the acclaimed, #1 New York Times 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 like those featured in his bestselling memoir, Sea Stories, about the specific leadership traits required to be at the top of your game, including:  

  • Who Dares, Wins
  • Run to the Sound of the Guns
  • No Plan Survives First Contact with the Enemy
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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“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…This is a book readers will dog-ear and underline.”

— Robert Gates, former United States Secretary of Defense 

Quotes

  • “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 general

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About William H. McRaven

Admiral William H. McRaven (USN, Ret.) is the New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed and Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations. 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 US Special Operations Forces. After retiring from the US Navy, he served as the chancellor of the University of Texas system from 2015 to 2018.