My new hero

What a cool guy he seems to be. Calm under pressure, while facing imminent death. Not just his, but 150 others. And almost self effacing and embarrassed when asked to talk about how he and his crew saved the lives of those folks. Who else, but the brave, and quiet Capt Sully.

I watched his interview with Larry King. And I was almost clapping for the man. His responses to King's questions, were firm, short, crisper than his moustache, and almost always laced with humility. And whenever put on the spot about his role, he invariably gave credit to his entire team and his training.

This was another lesson in leadership for me. Capt Sully was calm, well trained, and as he said, did what he was trained to do. And in doing so, he encouraged others to do the same, with little fanfare. Not once did I hear him even remotely suggest that he considered his actions to be heroic. And his co-pilot, the first officer was just as self effacing as were the rest of the crew. Clearly they see him as a role model.

The world needs more leaders like Capt Sully.