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In the 1990s he was associated with the City of London where he met
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Revans strongly held that the key to improving performance lay not with 'experts' but with practitioners themselves. Hence he devised Action
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prizewinners in the department, but Revans found them humble enough to share their puzzlements and to listen, rather than claiming to know and be able to instruct. Revans always remembered
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largest businesses, Revans' collaborative approaches succeeded in raising
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