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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.
Below is some material from a very early draft of the book… probably best left on the cutting room floor. Some mistakes can be funny, some can be embarrassing, some can be deadly, and some could destroy humanity. Oops, that got dark real quick — my mistake. In my favorite… Read More "We All Make Mistakes – Not Just in the Movies"
Here is a story told by Ron Magill in his episode of “My Favorite Mistake.” Being Careless with a Crocodile Changed Ron Magill’s Life for the Better I realize that’s a photo of a giraffe. The title of the post would have had better alliteration with Accident and Alligator… but… Read More "Zoo Miami’s Ron Magill: A Happy Accident with an Alligator (I Mean, Crocodile)"
Here are some extended quotes that didn’t all make it into the book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation… although a few of his quotes are in there. You can check out his episode of “My Favorite Mistake” to learn more about Kurt and… Read More "CEO Kurt Wilkin is a Proud Mistake Maker, He Says"
Tnis post contains a quote that I loved, but decided not to use in my book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Christy Whitman is a speaker, coach, and author of books, including Taming Your Alpha Bitch. Was that book title a mistake? That’s… Read More "Embracing Mistakes for Growth: Insights from Christy Whitman"
This caught my eye the other day after Domingo German threw the 24th-ever perfect game in Major League Baseball history: Colorado Rockies Broadcast Makes Ironic Mistake in Graphic Regarding Yankees’ Domingo German See the full-screen image via the link above. It goes to show that we’re all human and we… Read More "Nobody’s Perftect – Especially About TV Graphics Related to Perfect Games"
Here is some material that was not used in the book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Here is his episode of “My Favorite Mistake”: Entrepreneur Joel Trammell, most recently founder and chairman of Khorus Systems, is the author of The Manager’s Playbook. After… Read More "CEO Joel Trammell on Admitting Mistakes and Saying “I Don’t Know”"