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Speed Of Learning As The New Competitive Advantage

The Horizons Tracker

Edwards Deming and encapsulated by Japanese car giant Toyota, whose quality circles, kaizen and takt time quickly spread throughout the manufacturing sector. In a superjob, technology has not only changed the nature of the skills the job requires but has changed the nature of the work and the job itself.” Learning fast and slow.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

Crassly put, leaders and managers get knowledge and education while training and skills go to those who do the work. A member of Seal Team 3, Webb became the Naval Special Warfare Command Sniper Course Manager in 2003. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. The SEALS can’t afford it.