We're forcing them to stretch and expand. That's something that we're tackling. That's a journey that we're all going to go through. Responsibility for developing manufacturers' skills lies not only with the organization. Individuals must view continuous learning as a lifelong imperative.
Core competencies become core rigidities-it happens all the time.
I have a responsibility to make learning happen for myself. I have 40 years of experience, but about 38 of it is obsolete. The trick is to let go of it and draw from it at the same time. Experience doesn't go as far as it used to. You find yourself in situations you couldn't imagine just a short time before.