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Author Jim Rafferty writes about how an unexpected volunteer leadership role fueled an even more unexpected journey into entrepreneurship and the basis of "Leader by Accident." (Courtesy leaderbyaccident.com)

RADIO INTERVIEW: Leadership by Accident

November 15, 2022
By Catholic Review Staff
Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview

Leadership and management are not the same things. At any given point in your life, someone needs you to be a leader. Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with Jim Rafferty, a parishioner of St. Joseph Parish in Texas/Cockeysville, about the tragedy that led him to become a “Leader by Accident,” and how that experience and his faith shaped his life. Empathy and solicitude can be key components of becoming a good leader, says Rafferty, who wrote a book, “Leader by Accident: Lessons in Leadership, Loss and Life.”

Click play below to listen to the program. A complete transcript of the interview follows.

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