A Tragedy in Texas | The Mistakes Series

About this episode

General David Goldfein and Dr. Heather Wilson discuss the worst day in their professional careers and the lessons learned about leadership.

General David Goldfein, former Chief of Staff of the US Air Force, and Dr. Heather Wilson, former Secretary of the Air Force, tell the story of the worst day in their professional careers and what it taught them about leadership.  You can find their book, Get Back up: Lessons in Servant Leadership , here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Guests: David Goldfein, Heather Wilson

Topics covered

• leadership
• military
• personal stories

Keywords

• Air Force
• servant leadership
• mistakes

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Get Back up: Lessons in Servant Leadership

Books & works: Get Back up: Lessons in Servant Leadership

Places: Texas

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