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Studies have identified a significant 'skills gap' between what students are currently being taught and the skills employers are seeking in today's global economy. Our children must be better prepared than they are now to meet the future challenges of our ever-changing world. (Stephen Covey)
But with the steady disintegration of the family in modern society over the last century, the role of the school in bridging the gap has become vital! View quote
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The world has entered an era of the most profound and challenging change in human history. View quote
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There's strong data that, within companies, the No. 1 reason for ethical violations is the pressure to meet expectations, sometimes unrealistic expectations. View quote
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Despite all our gains in technology, product innovation and world markets, most people are not thriving in the organizations they work for. View quote
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Trust is central to an economy that works. View quote
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In this knowledge-worker age, it's now increasingly tied to doing well in school so you can get into better grad schools so you can get better jobs - so the pressure to do well is really high. View quote
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Every time I see high-trust cultures, I see a lessening of adversarialism. View quote
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Historically, the family has played the primary role in educating children for life, with the school providing supplemental scaffolding to the family. View quote
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When we value correct principles, we have truth - a knowledge of things as they are. View quote
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When you show deep empathy toward others, their defensive energy goes down, and positive energy replaces it. That's when you can get more creative in solving problems. (Stephen Covey)
If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm. View quote
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Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconcious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character. View quote
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The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too. View quote
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If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty. View quote
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Your most important work is always ahead of you, never behind you. View quote
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We are the creative force of our life, and through our own decisions rather than our conditions, if we carefully learn to do certain things, we can accomplish those goals. View quote
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Accountability breeds response-ability. View quote
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A mission statement is not something you write overnight... But fundamentally, your mission statement becomes your constitution, the solid expression of your vision and values. It becomes the criterion by which you measure everything else in your life. View quote
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Leadership is a choice, not a position. View quote
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An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success. (Stephen Covey)
Life is not accumulation, it is about contribution. View quote
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We see the world not as it is, but as we are. View quote
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It takes a great deal of character strength to apologize quickly out of one's heart rather than out of pity. A person must possess himself and have a deep sense of security in fundamental principles and values in order to genuinely apologize. View quote
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What is common sense isn't common practice. View quote
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