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This material was used in an earlier draft, but not included in my book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Expecting mistakes doesn’t mean that mistakes are great in and of themselves. Mistakes are a fact of life; they are going to happen. You… Read More "See Mistakes as a Stepping Stone to Success"
This post is material cut from earlier drafts of my book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. Karin Reed is the author of multiple books and is the CEO of a training firm called Speaker Dynamics. She was previously an Emmy-award-winning broadcast journalist. But mistakes… Read More "Have a Backup Plan for When Mistakes Inevitably Occur"
What follows in this post is material that was cut from earlier drafts of my book, The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. When we think about a small test of change, we consciously expect the possibility of being wrong. Many organizations think about implementing… Read More "Plan for the Possibility That You’re Wrong, Prepare to Learn and Grow"
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"
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"
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"