Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.)
<p>The resilient leader who saved the USS<em> Cole</em> from sinking during its devastating al Qaeda attack, Commander Kirk Lippold shares strategies for leading decisively, strengthening team performance, and navigating risk—as well as real-time geopolitical and national security insights.</p><p>On October 12, 2000, Commander Kirk Lippold led the USS Cole when it came under a devastating al Qaeda suicide attack in Aden, Yemen—which came to be known as one of the most brazen acts of terrorism prior to the September 11 attacks. </p><p>Under Commander