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A Transformation Is Underway at U.S. Veterans Affairs. We Got an Inside Look.

Harvard Business

Obama nominated Robert McDonald , an Army veteran and experienced executive who had honed his leadership skills during a 33-year career at Proctor and Gamble, to attempt the difficult turnaround. The leadership team had to work through vestiges of VA’s rule-based past. Could the organization turn itself around?

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Consultant Marketing Solo DoubleTrouble

Jerry Fletcher

With experience you were moved more and more into leadership but seldom if ever did you select the people on your team. And the team you have in place whether they work for you full time or on a 1099 can and will impact your efficiency. He wrote a book called Start with Why back in 2009. Teams can trump persuasion.