Episode 241: Lieutenant General Mary O'Brien

08/20/24 • 37 min

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Lieutenant General Mary O’Brien is in a rare group of women who have ascended to the highest levels of leadership within the military, most recently leading one of the Defense Department’s most important modernization initiatives. Lieutenant General O’Brien joins Adam to share her journey and her best lessons and advice. Lieutenant General O’Brien and Adam discuss a wide range of topics, including leadership, building and managing high-performance teams, overcoming obstacles and blind spots, and much more.

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