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A version of this article appeared in the June 2012 issue of Harvard Business Review.
Admiral Mike Mullen
Photography: Webb Chappell Admiral Mike Mullen didn’t expect to make a career of the U.S. Navy—certainly not after the first ship he commanded crashed into a buoy. But thanks to persistence and a people-focused leadership style, he rose through the ranks to serve two presidents as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a job […]
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