Leadership Style of Rudolph Giuliani

Prior to September 11, 2001, New York City Mayor Richard Giuliani had experienced nearly two full terms as the leader of the worldÆs most famous city. His first term had been an enormous success, with reductions in violent crime, increased property values, and widespread redevelopment. His second term proved problematic, with his promises for education falling short, his highly public and acrimonious divorce, notorious incidents of police brutality, and his withdrawal from a race for Senator against former First Lady Hillary Clinton. Just four months short of the end of his tenure as Mayor, GiulianiÆs popularity rating was at an all-time low and most of New York, especia

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ional, and counter to normsö (141). Giuliani transformed the city and its personnel be engaging in such behavior. He went with less than three hours sleep a night in the days following the attacks. He traveled extensively throughout the city to memorials, funeral services and public gatherings. He orchestrated the largest and one of the most successful rescue, cleanup and rebuilding efforts in history. He went against the advice of staff who told him to rest the day following the events when he proved exhausted. Instead, Giuliani insisted on traveling to a memorial service after napping in the back of his vehicle en route. He identified some of the victims of the attacks for relatives of close friends or associates to spare them grief. He sought inspiration and comfort from other charismatic leaders like Winston Churchill. The night of the attacks he pulled out a copy of a new biography on Churchill and turned to the chapters on WWII, absorbing the Prime MinisterÆs words: ôI have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweatö (Pooley, 2002, 1). GiulianiÆs charismatic leadership helped calm a city in the midst of chaos and provide comfort and hope that a better future could be had from the ashes of disaster. He quic
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