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Early in her career at the semiconductor giant Intel, Lisa Gable learned priceless lessons about developing methods for turning companies around. Since that time, Gable, the former CEO of FARE, has applied process engineering to reverse the fortunes of struggling organizations in many industries. She explains why you can’t solve complex problems with a patchwork mentality. You need to strip your company down to the studs, she says: Ditch everything that doesn’t work, and rebuild it using battle-tested methods. A reinvention is intense, demanding and not always pleasant – particularly given the accompanying tough personnel decisions. But when you follow Gable’s guidance, you can see it through.
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Lisa Gable is a past presidential appointee, United States ambassador, United Nations delegate and adviser to Fortune 500 companies. She is the former CEO of the nonprofit Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE).
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