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HR Lessons of the US Army's Special Operations Forces
Wednesday, August 28, 2019

*Article was originally published by Chief Executive

CEOs may not have the time and resources that the military has when it comes to recruiting and retaining high performers, but Lieutenant General (Ret.) Frank Kearney says there are lessons to be learned for business executives. Kearney has more than 35 years of insider knowledge into how the U.S. Army’s elite special operations forces identify, recruit, motivate and retain some of the toughest, smartest people in uniform. He spoke on this topic at the CEO Talent Summit, held in West Point, N.Y. on Sep 24-25th.

Chief Executive caught up with Kearney ahead of this keynote, to talk about the biggest mistakes leaders make when letting a high performer leave their organization and more.

Read more at: https://chiefexecutive.net/hr-lessons-us-armys-special-operations-forces/

 

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