Giuliani's critics say that while he is justifiably praised for his leadership in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, his advancement of Kerik, his former chauffeur, was part of a pattern of rewarding loyalty over competence in personnel decisions.
Noooo...
As a Giuliani critic, I do NOT say he was justifiably praised for his leadership in the days after Sept. 11, 2001. I watched. What Giuliani did was go on TV daily to report on what other people did. If that is still considered leadership at the end of my personal worldline, I am prepared to make this my last incarnation on this plane. If y'all don't figure out that leadership is more than that, or introduciong a bill in the House or Senate (I swear, every time someone thanks a Representative for his or her leadership "on this matter" I will puke)...
Well, I'm just feeling bitter and...today, at least...am prepared to write off a lot of folks.
On the other hand, Giuliani IS the very definition of cronyism, so...
Giuliani's Critics Point to Cronyism
Appointments While Mayor Are Said to Tarnish His Leadership Credentials
By Alec MacGillis
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, November 24, 2007; A03
"Surround Yourself With Great People" was the title of a chapter in "Leadership," Rudolph W. Giuliani's best-selling celebration of his management style, but to critics of his performance in two terms as mayor of New York, it was an admonition he too often ignored.
While some of his original appointments to high-level city jobs were well regarded, these critics describe a pattern in which capable appointees either quit or were pushed out, leaving the top levels of the Giuliani administration increasingly populated by friends and close associates. Some of the later appointees became shrouded in scandal, including Bernard B. Kerik, the former police commissioner indicted this month on 16 counts of corruption, mail and tax fraud, obstruction of justice, and lying to the government.
"As he became more confident in his ability, he didn't need anything from others other than to be loyal to him," said Marilyn Gelber, who was ousted as Giuliani's environment commissioner in 1996. "The management style grew harder as time went on and as he grew more comfortable with the level of control he wanted."
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