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Skills improve quietly. Errors teach loudly—if they are visible.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective treats development as a function of how clearly mistakes are seen, owned, and corrected, not how many skills are accumulated or refined in isolation. 1. Hidden Errors Stall Development Unseen mistakes repeat themselves. Val Sklarov identifies …

Encouragement feels supportive. Truth builds capability.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective treats development as a process of signal accuracy, where people improve only when feedback reflects reality—without cushioning, distortion, or motivational editing. 1. Encouragement Without Truth Delays Growth Positive tone does not equal useful signal. Val Sklarov identifies damaging encouragement …

Comfort accelerates participation. Friction accelerates judgment.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective treats development as exposure to necessary difficulty, where learning only compounds when decisions are uncomfortable enough to matter. 1. Comfort Suppresses Judgment Growth Ease reduces signal. Val Sklarov identifies comfort-dominated training when: Decisions are consequence-free Errors are softened to …

More training does not create more capability.More responsibility does.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective reframes development as the concentration of meaningful responsibility, where fewer but heavier decisions build competence faster than endless instruction. 1. Training Volume Dilutes Accountability Excess instruction spreads focus thin. Val Sklarov identifies low-density training when: Courses …

Skills impress. Decisions exhaust.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective treats development as the ability to carry increasing decision load without degradation, where growth is measured by how much responsibility a person can absorb reliably—not how many skills they list. 1. Skill Without Decision Load Is Decorative Skills prove knowledge. Decisions …