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May 2020
32m 44s

A Time for Women Leaders to Shine

Harvard Business Review
About this episode
A nurse who’s risen to CEO talks about the leadership skills she’s learned through her experience managing global health crises and how she’s applying those skills to the Covid-19 crisis. Guest: Sheila Davis. Our theme music is Matt Hill’s “City In Motion,” provided by Audio Network. 
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