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HELEN CHARLES-SMITH

MEDIVET IS A GROUP OF 440 VET PRACTICES AND ITS MODEL PRESENTS AN INTRIGUING PROPOSITION FOR HR TO FIND BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPORT AND AUTONOMY. IN THIS FASCINATING STORY, HELEN CHARLES-SMITH TAKES US FROM BEING DROPPED OUTSIDE A PC WORLD RECRUITMENT CENTER TO BEING CPO OF EUROPE’S FASTEST-GROWING ANIMAL CARE GROUP. THROUGHOUT, HELEN EXUDES AN ATTITUDE FOR FINDING SOLUTIONS AND AN IRREPRESSIBLE BELIEF THAT PEOPLE MAKE BUSINESSES TICK.

BALANCE BETWEEN SUPPORT AND AUTONOMY

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