Failure is Grief, but not Game Over
My co-author John Danner and I were recently interviewed in by Madanmohan Rao of YourStory Media.
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Conversation with NASDAQ’s Nicola Corzine on Success & Failure (video)
I sat down recently at the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center with its Executive Director Nicola Corzine for a wide-ranging conversation about my book “The Other “F” Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work.” We discussed how failure manifests itself – and can also be used as a resource for innovation and growth...
3 Ways to Wring at Least Some ROI From Failure (on Entrepreneur.com)
Failure stings. It has a long half-life. The memory of past failures exacerbates our fear of future ones, leaving many stuck in the “static quo” of business as usual. In fact, memory and fear are failure’s force multipliers, and can easily lead to a “trial and terror” culture… Read my article on Entrepreneur.com to discover...
Changing the “Static Quo” in Your Organization – a recipe for leaders and teams
Instead of calling the work reality we each deal with every day the “status quo,” perhaps it would be better referred to as the “static quo.” That’s because change is hard, and many organizations seem to be set up to stifle innovation and hinder change wherever possible. All this despite the loud and frequent proclamations...
Failure-Savvy Leadership
In our new book “The Other F Word: How Smart Leaders, Teams, and Entrepreneurs Put Failure to Work,” my co-author John Danner and I introduce the concept of “failure-savvy” leadership. What is failure-savvy leadership? It’s the recognition that some leaders and organizations have the ability create more productive relationships with failures when they do happen....
“Entrepreneurship is a team sport,” and other launch tips in Entrepreneur Magazine
Entrepreneurship is a team sport. Here’s an excerpt from the full article entitled 5 Things You Must Do to Successfully Launch a Business , which ran in both print and online at Entrepreneur Magazine: Perhaps the most critical step in the evolution of your startup is assembling a team that works well together and can deliver the goods....