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How to Sustain Front Line Process Improvement Activities

Harvard Business Review

After Bodek left, the suggestion system was led by Yorke, Technicolor's manager of organizational development. But there wasn't much activity until six months later when Mike Karol, vice president of operations, told his managers to make it their responsibility. Attrition declined, saving on retraining.

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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

So I reached out to Brandon Webb, an innovative SEAL trainer/educator, and CEO of Force12 Media for real-world perspective on what industry could learn from a special operations sensibility. Before we redid the course, SEAL sniper school had an average attrition rate of about 30 percent. They are self-motivators.