My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
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The Emotional Toll of Mistakes and Resilience: Julia DiGangi on Pain, Growth, and Leadership
Nov 21, 202257 min
From Self-Doubt to Success: How a Positivity Expert Don Sandel Launched his own Business
Nov 14, 202242 min
Sabrina Stocker on the Role of Mistakes in Business and on The Apprentice UK: Lessons from a PR Expert
Nov 7, 202241 min
Simon T. Bailey on The Consequences of Honesty: Insights from a Former Disney Executive
Oct 31, 202233 min
Manufacturing Executive Martina Kuhlmeyer Had Too Many High-Priority Initiatives
Oct 23, 202240 min
Learning from Mistakes Early: John Grout on Mistake Proofing and Experimentation
Oct 16, 202247 min
Dr. mOe Anderson Took a New Job Without Knowing Who the Employer Was
Oct 10, 202248 min
CEO Bryan Clayton Thought Outsourcing Technology Development Would Be Better Than Building It
Oct 3, 202236 min
Psychologist Kristin Neff Was a ”Mama Bear” in Defending Her Ph.D. Student and Had to Apologize
Sep 26, 202239 min
Search Firm CEO Gene Rice: Youthful Ego and an Impulsive Decision Could Have Ruined Him
Sep 18, 202251 min
Thought She Needed to Have All the Answers as Manager: Pamela Kellert
Sep 11, 202239 min
Tech Expert Dave Sobel ”Really Screwed Up” His First Company Acquisition
Sep 5, 202233 min
West Point Graduate Becky Margiotta Thought She Would Get an A for Effort Instead of Managing Outcomes
Aug 28, 202244 min
CEO Ian Small Was Told He ”Needs to Learn to Listen Better”
Aug 22, 202240 min
Therapist Emily Learing’s Child Care Program Mistake Could Have Been Worse, Opened New Possibilities
Aug 15, 202246 min
Canadian Journalist & Author Mike Ulmer Learned From a Conflict With a Colleague
Aug 8, 202247 min
Marine LTC Janet Polach Lost Her Temper in a Corporate Meeting — It Was a Bad Fit
Aug 1, 202244 min
Six Sigma Black Belt Jonathon Andell Gloated About Solving a Quality Problem
Jul 25, 202243 min
Teresa de Grosbois: Her Failed Africa Charity Opened Unexpected Doors
Jul 18, 202235 min
Learning from Business Mistakes: Jim McCann and the 1-800-FLOWERS Deal
Jul 10, 202237 min
Executive Nick Jonsson Hid Behind a Façade of Success, Didn’t Ask for Help
Jul 4, 202236 min
Erin Joy Averted a Huge Mistake By Making a Pandemic Pivot
Jun 27, 202240 min
Aviation Safety Expert Mistake: Arnold Barnett and the Quote That Changed Everything
Jun 20, 202248 min
The Firecracker Who Was Too Bold in a Relationship and at Work: Genesis Amaris Kemp’s Favorite Mistakes
Jun 13, 202243 min
Shutting Down a Business Was the ”Best Worst Thing” That Michael Buzinski Has Done
Jun 6, 202236 min
“Little Failures” Author Alisha Wielfart’s Failed Yoga Studio Was Her Greatest Learning Experience
May 30, 202245 min
Entrepreneur and CTO Mark Herschberg Believed a Promise That Wasn’t in Writing
May 23, 202244 min
Founder & Author Melissa Drake Didn’t Pursue Things That Brought Her Joy
May 16, 202246 min
CEO Jeff Zigman, “The Business Engineer,” Trusted Someone and Got a Lopsided Contract
May 8, 202238 min
Meetings and Speaking Experts Karin Reed and Joe Allen’s Favorite Workplace Mistakes
May 2, 202245 min
Career Coach Jason Levin Got Yelled at For Not Following Up with the College Benefactor
Apr 28, 202240 min
Founder / Brand Queen Rosie Kosinski Waited Too Long to Get a Coach
Apr 25, 202242 min
Sales Expert Glenn Poulos Was the Last to Know That He Was Impossible to Reach
Apr 21, 202242 min
Innovation Expert Karen Hold’s Telcom Bubble Burst — How Did She Diversify?
Apr 17, 202247 min
Historian Denis Crawford on Sports Ownership Mistakes; Will the New USFL Avoid Repeating Mistakes?
Apr 14, 202249 min
Engineer/Coach Rachell Kitchen Thought She Could Be a Superwoman Early in Her Career
Apr 11, 202236 min
CEO Rebecca Contreras Talks About Her Mistakes as a Young Woman, Working as a White House Staffer
Apr 7, 202231 min
CTO Scott Hirsch Learned That Free Wasn’t the Best Price for His Software
Apr 4, 202234 min
Psychologist Dr. Nicole Lipkin Had a Bad Feeling But Hired Hope Anyway
Mar 31, 202244 min
Coach John Gallagher Had the Ego to Think He Could Change His Mother-in-Law Real Estate Partner
Mar 28, 202239 min
Author & CEO Lauren Eckhardt Chose Business Partners That Didn’t Share her Values
Mar 24, 202241 min
“Confrontationalist” Danielle Gibson Hired a Coach Instead of a Branding Expert
Mar 21, 202240 min
Sales Executive Clint Corley Got “Sloppy or Complacent” When Working in Oil & Gas
Mar 17, 202239 min
Montessori School Founder Brigitta Hoeferle Was ”Cocky in Telling People How to Do Things”
Mar 13, 202248 min
Talking to Reporters Mistake: Ken Segel on Leadership and Psychological Safety
Mar 10, 202235 min
Wall Street Sales Team Leader John Saunders Tried Turning Employees Into Him
Mar 7, 202238 min
Dr. Mira Brancu’s Long Email About an Ethics Situation Was Not Well Received
Mar 3, 202237 min
Steve Gamlin Walked Away From His Radio DJ Job Without a New One Lined Up
Feb 28, 202241 min
Law Firm Founder Leslie Tayne Thought She Needed a Male Partner to Get Started
Feb 24, 202240 min
CEO & CPA Charles Read’s Hubris Led Him to Think He Could Do Everything
Feb 21, 202240 min