Leadership Stories
Decisions made under real pressure, by people responsible for other people.
Abraham Lincoln
He Lost Elections, Carried a Nation Through War, and Kept Expanding the Meaning of Freedom
Abraham Lincoln
He Lost Elections, Carried a Nation Through War, and Kept Expanding the Meaning of Freedom
Winston Churchill
When Defeat Surrounded Britain, He Refused to Describe Surrender as Inevitable
Winston Churchill
When Defeat Surrounded Britain, He Refused to Describe Surrender as Inevitable
Nelson Mandela
After Twenty-Seven Years in Prison, He Chose Negotiation Over Revenge
Nelson Mandela
After Twenty-Seven Years in Prison, He Chose Negotiation Over Revenge
Frederick Douglass
The System Forbade His Education—So Learning Became an Act of Liberation
Ernest Shackleton
When the Expedition Failed, the Mission Became Bringing Everyone Home
Ernest Shackleton
When the Expedition Failed, the Mission Became Bringing Everyone Home
Václav Havel
The Playwright Imprisoned for Speaking Truth Became President of a Free Country
Featured Reelspiration
“Leadership is not always winning today. Sometimes it is keeping your people together long enough for tomorrow to exist.”
George Washington →
Dwight D. Eisenhower
He Led the Largest Allied Invasion in Europe—and Prepared to Take the Blame Alone
Chester W. Nimitz
After Pearl Harbor, He Rebuilt Confidence Before He Rebuilt the Fleet
George C. Marshall
He Built the Army That Others Would Lead
Hannibal Barca
He Chose the Route His Enemy Believed No Army Could Take
Napoleon Bonaparte
His Rise Proved the Power of Preparation—His Fall Proved the Cost of Overreach
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Admiral Yi Sun-sin
Removed, Imprisoned, and Recalled—He Returned When His Country Needed Him Most
Featured Reelspiration
“When the whole problem is too large, courage can be the next useful action taken for another person.”
Roy Benavidez →
Charles McGee
He Flew Through Two Battles: Enemy Fire Abroad and Discrimination at Home
Apollo 13
Failure Was Not the End of the Mission
Miracle on the Hudson
208 Seconds to Make the Right Decision
The 33 Chilean Miners
Sixty-Nine Days Underground
Thai Cave Rescue
The World Came Together for Thirteen Lives
1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Do You Believe in Miracles?
Featured Reelspiration
“Your work does not have to be famous to be part of something historic.”
Apollo 11 →
Dunkirk Evacuation
When Rescue Became the Mission
Berlin Airlift
Supplying a City Through the Sky
Endurance Expedition
Every Man Came Home
Doolittle Raid
A Mission That Changed Morale