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Lessons from Lincoln: best practices from best leaders

You can learn a lot from Lincoln and other enduring leaders. Allan Schweyer of the Center for Human Capitol Innovation live at the Excellence in Government Conf...

Federal News Network Staff

July 14, 2011 12:37 pm

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Think you’ve got it tough? Imagine what it was like during the Civil War. President Lincoln had a telegraph line. Otherwise information took days to reach his office. Plus he was dogged by detractors every step of the way. Although the situation during those years changed almost daily, somehow Lincoln was ultimately able to prevail even.
Joining us live from the Excellence in Government Conference is Allan Schweyer, principal and partner of the Center for Human Capital Innovation, to discuss lessons of enduring leadership.