Eric Hoffer - "Learners Inherit the Earth"

How would you rate the overall effectiveness of your team when it comes to learning something new and applying that knowledge?

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November 18, 2018 2 minute read
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How would you rate your own effectiveness at learning? 

“If you dislike change, you're going to dislike irrelevance even more.” - Eric Shinseki, Retired US Army 4 Star General

Quote: In times of change, learners inherit the Earth, while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Eric Hoffer.

There are few things that will give contractors more of a competitive edge than developing better learning and implementation disciplines across their teams.

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