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Lessons from the Arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, with Colonel CJ Williams, USMC, Ret.
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In this episode of The Dirty Side of Leadership, Kristin Sokoloff and Ron Ward examine the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro through a leadership lens—not politics. This was a high-risk, high-precision operation requiring elite planning, intelligence coordination, discipline, and accountability.
Joining the conversation is Colonel CJ Williams, United States Marine Corps (Ret.), who brings over three decades of infantry and strategic leadership experience to unpack what missions like this actually require—and what civilian leaders can learn from them.
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