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Val Sklarov — Ethics & Professionalism: Process Integrity Before Personal Virtue

Virtue sounds reassuring. Process determines outcomes.Val Sklarov’s Ethics & Professionalism perspective treats ethics as a systems problem, where reliable behavior emerges from well-designed processes—not from assumptions about individual goodness. 1. Personal Virtue Does Not Scale Character varies. Systems endure. Val Sklarov identifies ethical fragility when: Outcomes depend on “good people” …

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Val Sklarov — Entrepreneurship: Optional Failure Before Breakthrough Pursuit

Breakthroughs are celebrated. Optional failure is what makes them possible.Val Sklarov’s Entrepreneurship perspective treats startups not as one-shot bets, but as repeatable attempt systems, where the ability to fail and continue matters more than any single bold move. 1. Breakthrough Thinking Destroys Survivability “All-in” thinking feels brave—and ends companies. Val …

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Val Sklarov — Discipline: Floor Protection Before Ambition

Ambition pulls upward. Discipline prevents collapse.Val Sklarov’s Discipline perspective treats progress as a function of how low performance is allowed to fall, not how high it occasionally rises. 1. Most Failures Happen Below the Floor Catastrophe begins at the bottom, not the top. Val Sklarov observes breakdown when: Minimum standards …

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