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The Mikey G. and Mikey D. Show: Candace Ashby

In this episode, Mike Gagliano and Mike Dugan  talk with Candace Ashby about leadership and organizational change. Dr. Ashby dicusses the bottom 10% and how to stop them in their tracks, how to bridge the operations gap, and looks forward to her big room session at FDIC International.

Dr. Candace Ashby is a career firefighter with more than 33 years of fire service experience and is a battalion chief with the Indianapolis Fire Department. Her educational background includes a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership.

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