“How do they do that?”

You know the type. Give them a fresh challenge and somehow, like Dr. Brown and his team, they find a pathway to success. Nothing in particular about their skills or expertise would make them a natural fit to succeed, yet they seem to thrive no matter the circumstances. Stumbles? Setbacks? Not an issue. In fact, they bounce back from failure time after time and often come back better than ever.

It’s a rare and valuable talent. These individuals make a name for themselves as the go-to leaders in situations where the stakes are high, the problems lack clarity, and the solutions aren’t easy to identify, much less execute: starting up an overseas operation, implementing a complex new technology, turning around an underperforming ...

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