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2018.04.22A Higher Loyalty

The title of the new book 'A Higher Loyalty' by James Comey
Image credit: Flatiron Books

 

Every so often one gets lucky enough to find someone to align with — someone to look up to. I met such a person a few years ago. I reported to him directly in a position with a firm based on the east coast. I found him to have a strong moral compass, a love for engineering, and an unmatched drive for excellence in our solutions and our people. The company fell on troubled times and I don't work for him anymore, but I feel it's important for me to stay in contact with him. It doesn't have anything to do with employment — it's about remaining connected to a leader I admire.

In A Higher Loyalty, Former FBI Director James Comey writes about the stuff we saw in the news — the Clinton email scandal, the Russia investigation, his relationship with President Trump — the headliines that made him a household name. But his perspective on these events isn't as important as how he came to make the decisions he made. For that, Comey prepares us by offering images of formative moments from his youth and early career, describing people who inspired him and events that terrified and taught him; the history that provided him the tools to evaluate and make the difficult choices in the best interest of the FBI and the American public it serves.

The attentive reader will come to understand Mr. Comey as a private man who dedicated himself to honesty and truth, and in turn, that dedication helped him navigate what I consider as the most politically turbulent time for our nation this century. This book is not just about current events; it's about what good leadership looks like, and what poor leadership looks like. It's about the difference between loyalty to one's values and mission and loyalty to a person. And over the course of the book, one will come to understand how badly we need people like Mr. Comey at the highest levels of our federal government.

And I feel connected to another leader I admire.




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