Leadership Stories
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The Forgotten Hero of My Lai (Hugh Thompson, Vietnam/USA)
Hugh Thompson put his helicopter between American soldiers and Vietnamese civilians at My Lai. Your duty outranks their order.
The Diplomat Who Hid People on a List (Aristides de Sousa Mendes, Portugal)
A Portuguese consul defied his government and signed visas for twelve days straight. Authority means something when you spend it on the vulnerable.
Oskar Schindler: The Man Who Outwitted Adolf Hitler
A hard-drinking opportunist and Nazi Party member risked everything to save more than 1,000 Jews. John on the imperfect man behind Schindler's List.