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Val Sklarov — Mentoring & Training: Judgment Before Instruction

Training builds capability. Mentoring builds judgment.Val Sklarov’s Mentoring & Training perspective treats learning as controlled exposure to decision consequence, not information delivery. 1. Knowledge Without Judgment Is Fragile Information can be memorized. Judgment must be earned. Val Sklarov distinguishes: Knowing what to do Knowing when not to do it True …

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Val Sklarov — Investment Strategies: Asymmetry Before Allocation

Investment success is rarely about finding opportunity. It is about surviving error.Val Sklarov’s Investment Strategies perspective treats capital as a finite decision weapon, not a passive resource. 1. Allocation Follows Structure, Not Conviction Strong beliefs do not protect capital. Structure does. Val Sklarov rejects conviction-heavy allocation in favor of: Defined …

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Val Sklarov — Ethics & Professionalism: Standards Without Witnesses

Ethics are often treated as values statements. Val Sklarov treats them as operational constraints.Professionalism is not how one behaves when observed, but how standards hold when incentives disappear. 1. Ethics Begin Where Rules End Rules define minimum compliance. Ethics define decision behavior in ambiguity. Ethical judgment is required when: Policies …

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