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Their approach is based on continuity and change: maintaining their focus on the army's historic vision and values while introducing new problem-solving techniques and training methods.
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One of the narrators was very robotic and boring. The material is dry and not very helpful.
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- Darren Sapp
- 06-02-18
Platitudes
2.5 Stars. It's well written, but I learned little. Lots of business platitudes and brief case histories without in-depth studies of changes in the army.