To achieve "Constellation Leadership," Tierney has worked with the Bain management team to determine eight fundamental principles for managing knowledge and learning at the firm. They are known as "Tierney's Eight Learning Principles," and can be described as:
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The only good learning is practical learning. Practical learning generates results. It creates commercial value for customers and clients. "In our business:' Tierney states, "only applied knowledge is relevant. And we define (applied knowledge' as (only what is practical to help a client achieve his strategic goals.'"
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The shelflife ofknowledge is declining rapidly. The case-specific applications ofwhat consultants learn are riddled with the inevitability of obsolescence. Consequently, most learning must be done in real