Former top Navy official: never let your values sink

Thomas Modly reflects back on some missteps while also maintaining his core leadership beliefs, like the power of redemption.

Courtesy. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jake McClung. Thomas Modly was Acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy from November 2019 through April 2020.
Courtesy. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Jake McClung. Thomas Modly was Acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy from November 2019 through April 2020.
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Thomas Modly has a submarine full of leadership lessons learned from his five months as Acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy — a term that ended in chaos and controversy April 7, 2020.

 

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