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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

The wartime challenge demanded better collaboration, greater situational awareness and more strategic application of cutting edge technology for the war-fighter. A kaizen—continuous improvement—ethos is one thing. I’ve seen it happen, and careers ended when it did. The post-9/11 environment demanded it.