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HBR Special Issue
Winter 2019 Illustration by FERNANDO VOLKEN TOGNIORIGINALLY PUBLISHED JULY–AUGUST 2005Learning in
the Thick of It
After-action reviews identify past
mistakes but rarely enhance future
performance. Companies wanting
to fully exploit this tool should look to
its master: the U.S. Army’s standing
enemy brigade, where soldiers learn
and improve even in the midst of battle.
→ by MARILYN DARLING, CHARLES PARRY,
and JOSEPH MOORE
THE LEARNING
ORGANIZATION