March 26, 2024
In the spring of 2021, Raymond Jefferson (MBA 2000) looked for a task in President Joseph Biden’s administration. 10 years previously, incorrect accusations had actually been utilized to require him to resign from his previous U.S. federal government position as assistant secretary of labor for veterans’ work and training in the U.S. Department of Labor. Jefferson submitted a federal claim versus the U.S. federal government to clear his name and utilized his whole life cost savings to pursue the case for 8 years. Why, after such a terrible and embarrassing experience, would Jefferson wish to operate in federal government once again?
Harvard Business School senior speaker Anthony Mayo traces Jefferson’s individual and expert journey from upstate New York to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and ultimately to President Obama’s administration. Mayo likewise talks about how Jefferson dealt with difficulty at numerous points in his life, and how strength and vulnerability formed his management design in the event, “Raymond Jefferson: Trial by Fire.”
