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How Military Veterans Can Turn Their Skills into a Corporate Career

Harvard Business Review

When Toby Johnson was 24 years old, the Army pilot was in charge of eight $30 million Apache helicopters, plus the 30 people who managed them — more responsibility than any of her friends in the private sector. Transitioning from a military career to the corporate world can be a fraught process for the nearly 360,000 U.S.

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The Most Useless Word in the English Language (And Why You Should.

Terry Starbucker

It was 23 years ago, and I was just starting my leadership career. Thank you for sharing your story about your boss – I love his attitude and am sure that so much of what you later accomplished was because he helped you “fix&# that “can’t&# mentality early on in your career! It’s useless.