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How the Navy SEALs Train for Leadership Excellence

Harvard Business Review

Before we redid the course, SEAL sniper school had an average attrition rate of about 30 percent. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. I’ve seen it happen, and careers ended when it did. By the time we had gone through the bulk of our overhaul, it had plummeted to less than 5 percent.”