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This blog is a collection of stories, quotes, articles, and more about mistakes. Some of it is “director’s cut” material that didn’t make it into my book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. I also blog regularly at LeanBlog.org.
This is an excerpt from The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, based on an episode of the “My Favorite Mistake” podcast. Stephen King (not the famous novelist) is the CEO of GrowthForce, a company that provides accounting and bookkeeping services. Stephen says learning from… Read More "Celebrate Mistakes and Learn like CEO Stephen King"
Thanks to IISE Magazine, published by the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, for naming The Mistakes That Make Us their “book of the month.” How our slip-ups make us stronger IIISE member Graban explores ‘favorite mistake’ podcast topic in new book “To err is human,” and thus, we all… Read More "“The Mistakes That Make Us” Named Book of the Month by IISE"
Here’s some material that I didn’t end up using in my book The Mistakes That Make Us. Maybe that was a mistake. Looking Inward Instead of Blaming and Shaming Others Engineer and manufacturing consultant Sabrina Moon learned relatively early in her career that it was a mistake to lead by… Read More "Looking Inward Instead of Blaming and Shaming Others for Mistakes"
I had the opportunity to dine at a French restaurant that I really enjoy in Fort Worth, Texas the other night. Their specials board listed aa new appetizer: a Duck Confit Fondue. Cheese? Yes Duck? Yes Together? Yes, please!! Duck confit is a cooking and preparation method where duck legs… Read More "A Happy, Tasty Accident: The Overcooked Duck That Led to a New Menu Item at a French Restaurant"
We all make mistakes, but it’s shocking to hear a politician admit one. Napoleon Bonaparte said, “In politics… never retreat, never retract… never admit a mistake.” Former New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently took a swipe at his former boss, now Presidential primary opponent Donald Trump, for believing he has… Read More "We All Make Mistakes, So Let’s Celebrate Politicians Who Admit Them"
Perfection in Major League Baseball is extremely rare. The 24th-ever perfect game was thrown recently by Domingo Germán, of the New York Yankees, on June 29th And there would have been a 25th perfect game if not for an umpiring mistake (something I wrote about but didn’t include in my… Read More "The Umpire’s Mistake That Ruined a Perfect Game in 2010"