Fail File: Hans Wouters, CEO NZ Spinal Trust

Fail File: Hans Wouters, CEO NZ Spinal Trust
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Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure and disappointment and what they learned. This week, she talks to Hans Wouters, the chief executive of NZ Spinal Trust.  I was really disappointed: I don’t get disappointed easily, but recently, I thought I’d done the right thing by acting with good intentions, but it ended up being the wrong thing. It could have had catastrophic consequences. I’m now devastated that all the work, trust and honesty we put into a really important project may have resulted...

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