I believe core values are the guiding principles that shape our behaviour and decision-making process. My core values are:

<aside> <img src="/icons/defibrillator_red.svg" alt="/icons/defibrillator_red.svg" width="40px" /> Work hard and be good to people • Go the extra mile and deliver excellence. • Don’t be an arsehole. • Help people shine.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/shield_green.svg" alt="/icons/shield_green.svg" width="40px" /> Act with integrity • Speak the truth. • Be transparent. • Never do anything that will hurt anyone, or you will later regret.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/walk_green.svg" alt="/icons/walk_green.svg" width="40px" /> Knowledge, skill, and behaviours • Knowledge: The things you know and the experience you have gained. • Skill: How you put your knowledge to good use (e.g. can you write good software?) • Behaviours: How you behave, collaborate, communicate, coach, mentor, lead, execute.

** Behaviours are the most important.*

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<aside> <img src="/icons/wrench_gray.svg" alt="/icons/wrench_gray.svg" width="40px" /> This is a do-it-yourself world • No one is coming to rescue you. • No one will hand anything to you on a plate. • If you want something, go and make it happen. • Be a victor, not a victim. • Stop looking for excuses. It’s on you.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/shuffle_red.svg" alt="/icons/shuffle_red.svg" width="40px" /> Life is a hustle - embrace it • When nothing is simple, clear, or straightforward, dive in and make sense of it. • Keep hustling until you get what you want. • Change is constant; roll with it.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/compass_blue.svg" alt="/icons/compass_blue.svg" width="40px" /> Direction, opportunity and trust • Set a direction: Set clear ambitions and get everyone moving in the same direction. [The Preacher] • Create the opportunity: Create the right environment (people, tools, processes, whatever) for people to succeed. [The Farmer] • Give trust: Get out of their way and trust them to do the right things. Do not micro-manage. Verify that trust. Intervene and course correct when needed. [The Shepherd]

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<aside> <img src="/icons/trophy_yellow.svg" alt="/icons/trophy_yellow.svg" width="40px" /> Help your customers win • If your customers aren’t winning, neither are you. • Your customers pay your wages.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/hand_pink.svg" alt="/icons/hand_pink.svg" width="40px" /> Take responsibility and be accountable • I am responsible for everything that does and does not happen in my team. • I am accountable for the things I promise to deliver, even if others are responsible for execution.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/sword_lightgray.svg" alt="/icons/sword_lightgray.svg" width="40px" /> No heroes • Share the work, the responsibility, and the rewards.

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<aside> <img src="/icons/ghost_lightgray.svg" alt="/icons/ghost_lightgray.svg" width="40px" /> No surprises • Everyone should always know where they are and how they are doing. • Give feedback and guidance early and often.

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