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Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | February 2016

Advanced Leadership Pathways: General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired

by Rosabeth M. Kanter, Tessa Natanay Hamilton and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone

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Abstract

Following a successful military career as an Army Nurse, achieving rank as Major General, becoming the first female Acting Surgeon General of the Army, and the 22nd Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, Pollock developed a vested interest in improving the lives of the visually impaired. Pollock learned that debilitating physical, occupational, and emotional effects often faced by visually impaired individuals were likely to occur more and more, due to aging and the increase of type-2 diabetes. She became further impassioned to develop an accessible system of support and education so that afflicted individuals were able to recognize their full human potential. As a 2011 Harvard Advanced Leadership Fellow, Pollock developed the concept behind Elevivo, a disease management software program specifically designed for visually impaired persons. This case provides an overview of Pollock's professional and personal experiences, and discusses how these experiences shaped the development of the Elevivo concept. This case may be used for courses related to change management, social enterprise, leadership, and entrepreneurship.

Keywords: Health;

Language: English Format: Print 14 pages

Citation:

Kanter, Rosabeth M., Tessa Natanay Hamilton, and Ai-Ling Jamila Malone. "Advanced Leadership Pathways: General Gale Pollock and Services for the Vision Impaired." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 316-036, February 2016.

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