From: The Stalling Engine: Why Europe's Industrial Giant is Faltering
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Are you relying on yesterday's success to carry you through tomorrow?

Germany's current crisis stems from a reluctance to change a formula that worked perfectly for thirty years. It is easy to confuse a long-standing habit of success with permanent security. Examining our own lives can reveal where we might be clinging to comfortable routines that are slowly losing their value in a changing world.

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Identify one area of your work or life where you rely on a legacy skill, and spend an hour this week learning about a new tool or approach in that area.

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An acute demographic crisis is creating a massive deficit of skilled workers across all sectors.
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German automakers are losing their competitive edge in the transition to electric vehicles.
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The abrupt loss of cheap Russian pipeline gas shattered Germany's heavy industry business model.
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