The Performance Resource Center


Resilience + Innovation Roadmaps
A roadmap for the Resilience Economy has been laid out by leaders who’ve gone far beyond the theories. This series of posts explores the lessons offered to us from the work of Special Forces veterans.

Will Bunker on disrupting bigger, more established companies and sustaining innovation
Will is an industrial engineer who's run an array of challenging businesses from farming to mining operations and more. He co-founded GrowthX and the dating platform OneAndOnly.com, which outpaced an impressive array of competitors before being bought and rebranded as Match.com. He's gone on to invest in or lead more than 160 companies and still helps some of the very biggest in the world transition to new technology fast.

TK Kader, Founder and CEO of Unstoppable, talks goal setting & growth challenges
TK has founded multiple companies, the latest of which is Unstoppable—a company that is redefining the way entrepreneurs educate and arm themselves to thrive in business and in life. TK's experience includes navigating from head counts of zero to 80 and then up to 1,300 people and beyond. He's done it in turbulent global markets with some of the best. After leaving a job at Ray Dalio's Bridgewater, he founded ToutApp and grew it from zero to 80 people before its acquisition by Marketo, where he became senior vice president of strategy and helped the company get to acquisition by Adobe. He also pitched in one investment in ToutApp from Eric Reese (who you may know as the author of the book The Lean Startup) as well as Andreessen Horowitz (the legendary venture capital firm that's in companies like Facebook, Lyft, and way too many more to name).

Jason McCann, CEO of Vari Talks Vision, Values, Culture, and Resilience
Jason is the co-founder and CEO of Vari®. He has more than 20 years of experience building and running successful companies. He accepted the award for 2016’s fastest growing company in the Dallas area at the annual SMU Cox Dallas 100™ Awards Ceremony, and in 2017 he was honored with EY’s Entrepreneur of the Year award alongside his co-founder and longtime business partner. He has also spoken at industry events including Dreamforce, The C-Suite Conference, and Startup Grind where he shared the stage with other established leaders like Melanie Whelan of Soul Cycle. In 2018, Jason was interviewed by CNN Money on the NYSE floor, and he spoke at Australia’s Parliament in 2015 regarding workspace innovations and their effects on public health. He has been published by Forbes, Entrepreneur, Inc. and more.









Mission Statement Examples: LinkedIn
Our mission is to connect the world’s professionals to allow them to be more productive and successful.

Vision Statement Examples: 3M
3M continues to be inspired and motivated by our corporate vision: 3M Technology Advancing Every Company 3M Products Enhancing Every Home 3M Innovation Improving Every Life

Core Value Examples: IDEO
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Be optimistic
Collaborate
Embrace ambiguity
Learn from failure
Make others successful
Take ownership”
Talk less, do more
Apple's core value
Steve Jobs outline the core value in 1997; in his words “We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better...and that those people who are crazy enough to change the world are the ones that do.”

Mission Statement Examples: FitBit
"To empower and inspire you to live a healthier, more active life. We design products and experiences that fit seamlessly into your life so you can achieve your health and fitness goals, whatever they may be."

Core Value Examples: Southwest Airlines
Live the Southwest Way
Warrior Spirit
Strive to be the best
Display a sense of urgency
Never give up
Servant’s Heart
Follow The Golden Rule
Treat others with respect
Embrace our Southwest Family
Fun-LUVing Attitude
Be a passionate Team Player
Don’t take yourself too seriously
Celebrate successes
Work the Southwest Way
Work Safely
Follow standard operating procedures
Identify and report hazards
Respect and comply with regulations
Wow Our Customers
Deliver world-class Hospitality
Create memorable connections
Be famous for friendly service
Keep Costs Low
Show up and work hard
Protect our ProfitSharing
Find a better way
