“My advice to young people is to focus on the purpose and the values of the organization you're going to, the character of the people in the organization. Forget about the job title, forget about the salary and focus on the things that really matter and that are enduring because those things aren't enduring.”

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*(2:00) Bob’s purpose

*(3:45) How Bob’s North Star developed

*(6:00) Bob’s childhood in Indiana

*(8:30) West Point days

*(10:25) Post-West Point

*(13:30) Leaving the military and joining the private sector

*(15:40) Procter & Gamble gain Bob

*(18:00) Don’t fixate on a particular position

*(22:25) The hardest decision Bob had to make  

*(24:40) Equating leadership in the military vs. leadership at P&G

*(27:00) How P&G operates

*(29:45) Developing empathy as a business leader

*(31:00) Inventions are almost never used for their original purpose

*(34:00) What Bob did before joining the VA

*(35:42) If it weren’t for the VA, American medicine would be nowhere

*(36:50) Lessons learned while at the VA

*(41:00) The courage needed to run the VA

*(43:15) The next generation of the VA

*(45:20) Bob’s core advice for younger vets