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 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.
