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Podcast: My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
Episode: I Made a Marine Cry: Leadership, Authority, and Learning from Mistakes | Olaolu Ogunyemi
Description: What happens when a leader realizes their approach caused real harm?
In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, U.S. Marine Corps officer and leadership mentor Olaolu Ogunyemi shares a defining moment early in his career—recognizing that his leadership style, while well-intended, crossed a line and made a Marine cry.
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Rather than defending his authority, Olaolu reflects on the gap between intent and impact, and how that moment forced him to rethink what effective leadership really looks like. We talk about learning from mistakes, the di...