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Leadership lessons from the Civil War [video 57min]

In Take Command, telecommunications CEO Tom Wheeler uses the leadership strategies of the Civil War to provide guidance to business leaders. In an interview from 1993, Mr. Wheeler details specific battlefield decisions that he says will be effective in today's corporate battles. Wheeler is President and CEO of Shiloh Group, LLC, a strategy development and private investment company specializing in telecommunications services. He serves on the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and is president of the Foundation for the National Archives.
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