I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT’S HERE WHO HAS MADE PLURASIGHT WHAT IT IS, FIRST + FOREMOST, BEFORE ANYTHING ELSE. AARON SKONNARD
We ’r e d e m o c r a t i z i n g p r o f e s s i o n a l t r a i n i n g for people around the world.
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TRUTH SEEKERS
We are empowered to ask questions and challenge the status quo. We keep an open mind and listen to others while engaging in “healthy conflict.� We learn from our mistakes and pivot as often as necessary.
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We do whatever it takes to get the job done. We’re resilient and adapt well to new challenges, identifying needs and addressing them quickly. We push ourselves to continuously grow and try new things in line with the company’s purpose.
ENTREPRENEURS
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ETERNAL OPTIMISTS
Our team sees the positive in every situation and views stress as a challenge instead of a threat.
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“ T hese are the kinds of cur ious , my ster ious , and or iginal minds that of ten end up making major contr ibutions to our wor ld; to reach their f ull potential, however, they need the latitude to follow their own oblique, nonst andard paths. T hat latitude is seldom found in a conventional, box-shape d classroom in which ever yone is supposed to be doing the exact s ame lesson, and “ dif ferentness” is generally used as a negative.”
THE ONE WORLD-SCHOOLHOUSE: SALMAN KHAN // EDUCATION REIMAGINED
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“Customers will never love a company until the employees love it first.” – SIMON SINEK
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“Once an organization successfully identifies and describes its core values … it must then do its best to be intolerant of violations of those values. It must ensure that every activity it undertakes, every employee it hires, and every policy it enacts reflects those core values.”
PATRICK LENCIONI //
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VISIONARY COMP A CLUSTER OF OB WHICH MAKING ONE—AND NOT NE PRIMARY ONE.
PANIES PURSUE BJECTIVES, OF MONEY IS ONLY ECESSARILY THE JIM COLLINS //
BUILT TO LAST: SUCCESSFUL HABITS OF VISIONARY COMPANIES
IF MASTERY REQUIRES DELIBERATE PRACTICE, BEING A PERPETUAL ROOKIE REQUIRES PURPOSEFUL PLAY.
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LIZ WISEMAN // ROOKIE SMARTS
“Why waste time proving over and over how great you are, when you could be getting better?”
CAROL S. DWECK //
MINDSET:THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS
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FOR, IN THE END, IT TO HAVE A GREAT LIF A MEANINGFUL LIFE. DIFFICULT TO HAVE A WITHOUT MEANINGFU
IS IMPOSSIBLE FE UNLESS IT IS AND IT IS VERY A MEANINGFUL LIFE UL WORK. JIM COLLINS //
GOOD TO GREAT: WHY SOME COMPANIES MAKE THE LEAP...AND OTHERS DON’T
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THEN THERE IS THE EMPHASIS ON CAROL S. DWECK //
MINDSET: THE NEW PSYCHOLOGY OF SUCCESS
N TEAMWORK. NOT THE ROYAL I.
THERE IS NO SUCH LAPSE OF INTEGRIT
THING AS A MINOR TY. TOM PETERS //
IN SEARCH OF EXCELLENCE
“Real entrepreneurs have what I call the three Ps (and, trust me, none of them stands for ‘permission’). Real entrepreneurs have a ‘passion’ for what they’re doing, a ‘problem’ that needs to be solved, and a ‘purpose’ that drives them forward.”
MICHAEL DELL //
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AS WE LOOK AHEAD INTO THE NEXT CENTURY, LEADERS WILL BE THOSE WHO EMPOWER OTHERS. BILL GATES // FORMER CEO & CHAIRMAN OF MICROSOFT
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YOU DON’T HIRE FO HIRE FOR ATTITUDE TEACH SKILLS.
OR SKILLS, YOU E. YOU CAN ALWAYS SIMON SINEK //
START WITH WHY: HOW GREAT LEADERS INSPIRE EVERYONE TO TAKE ACTION
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