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Podcast: My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
Episode: Why "Have a Sense of Humor" Was the Wrong Company Value -- with Mike Chaput
Description: Mike Chaput bought his first company at 24, went bankrupt at 28, and started over. When he co-founded Endsight, he and his partners worked hard to establish company values -- and landed on one that sounded great: "Have a sense of humor and take enjoyment from the day." The problem? Elevating humor to the top of the values hierarchy gave permission for blame-based behaviors, including a rubber chicken shaming ritual where the chicken got hung on the cubicle of anyone who made a mistake.
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