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My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
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Why Hope Outperforms Resilience -- with Dr. Julia Garcia
44 mins; March 30, 2026
Why "Have a Sense of Humor" Was the Wrong Company Value -- with Mike Chaput
46 mins; March 23, 2026
Why Being Great at Your Job Isn't Enough to Get Promoted with Kendall Berg
45 mins; March 16, 2026
The Mistake of Going It Alone -- with Patrick Engasser
42 mins; March 09, 2026
Why Conflict Avoidance Costs More Than Conflict -- with Dr. Jen Fry
41 mins; March 02, 2026
Robot Umpires Are Here: ABS and the Mistakes It May Create | Mistake of the Week
5 mins; February 26, 2026
Public Health Shouldn’t Be Political — A Career “Mistake” That Changed Everything | Dr. Tyler Evans
55 mins; February 23, 2026
When a Water Leak Turns a Street Into Ice: Mistake of the Week
4 mins; February 19, 2026
Confusing Performance with Alignment — A Leadership Mistake That Causes Burnout, with Genevieve Skory
40 mins; February 16, 2026
Olympic Medals That Couldn’t Handle the Celebration | Mistake of the Week
3 mins; February 11, 2026
I Made a Marine Cry: Leadership, Authority, and Learning from Mistakes | Olaolu Ogunyemi
43 mins; February 09, 2026
When Diesel Ends Up Where It Shouldn’t — Mistake of the Week:
5 mins; February 05, 2026
Ray Zinn: Why Repeating the Same Mistake Is the Real Failure in Leadership
46 mins; February 02, 2026
Undercharging for Consulting: Amy Rasdal on Fear, Pricing, and Knowing Your Worth
38 mins; January 25, 2026
Releasing the Wrong Body Is Not Just “Human Error” - Mistake of the Week
5 mins; January 22, 2026
How Buying an Oil Tanker Became My Favorite Mistake — Kevin Hipes
44 mins; January 19, 2026
“But I Wore the Juice”: The True Story That Inspired the Dunning–Kruger Effect | Mistake of the Week
6 mins; January 15, 2026
Choosing Engineering When I Was Wired for People (Angie Callen)
39 mins; January 12, 2026
The HR Tool That Accidentally Fired Everyone - Mistake of the Week
3 mins; January 08, 2026
Startup Mistakes That Linger: Jason Sherman on Co-Founders, Smart Money, and MVP Learning
46 mins; January 05, 2026
Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail: Willpower vs. System Design
5 mins; January 01, 2026
Nick Saban’s “Dumbest” Call—and Why His Players Loved It
3 mins; December 27, 2025
How a Mistake Turned Jingle Bells into a Christmas Song
4 mins; December 18, 2025
From Medicare Fraud to Military Leadership: Learning Accountability After a Career-Defining Mistake (Dr. Josh McConkey)
42 mins; December 15, 2025
How a Lab Error Led to an Unnecessary Surgery
4 mins; December 11, 2025
Recovering from Workplace Bullying—and What Leaders Often Miss (Andy Regal)
57 mins; December 08, 2025
How a Landing Gear Error Was Caught Before Disaster
4 mins; December 04, 2025
Why Curiosity Drives Better Leadership (Debra Clary)
40 mins; December 01, 2025
From Toxic Culture to Empathic Leadership: Lessons in Empathy and Accountability (Dr. Melissa Robinson-Winemiller)
41 mins; November 24, 2025
Why Unlearning Old Habits Is Harder Than Learning New Ones
4 mins; November 20, 2025
How 531 Living Patients Were Mistakenly Declared Dead
6 mins; November 13, 2025
Looking Back: Katie Anderson & Isao Yoshino on Learning, Leadership, and Mistakes
39 mins; October 27, 2025
From the Wrong Business to the Right Voice: Finding Purpose Through Mistakes (Emily Aborn)
42 mins; October 20, 2025
When AI Tried to Do Too Much: Lessons on Creativity and Humble Technology — Maya Ackerman
43 mins; October 13, 2025
How a Leadership Mistake Taught William Harvey to Build Trust and Psychological Safety
47 mins; October 06, 2025
Archives: From Shame to Self-Awareness — A Leadership Transformation with Sabrina Moon
36 mins; September 29, 2025
Scaling vs. Scrambling: What a Business Mistake Taught Phillip Cantrell About Growth
39 mins; September 22, 2025
Spinal Tap’s Greatest Mistakes — And Why They Still Matter
13 mins; September 15, 2025
How an MLM Failure Taught Trevor Schade to Lead, Grow, and Succeed in Real Estate
45 mins; September 08, 2025
NFL Kickers on Mistakes, Pressure, Rejection, and How to Succeed in Football and Life
10 mins; August 29, 2025
Mistakes in Houses and Hospitals: Grace Bourke on Trust, Verification, and Lasting Improvement
53 mins; August 25, 2025
Quitting My PhD: Rob Dorgan on Redefining Success, Beating Burnout, and Finding Purpose
43 mins; August 18, 2025
Listening to Yourself, Pausing, and Communicating Better — Cynthia Kane
42 mins; August 11, 2025
From Lab Work to Leadership: Dr. Jen Heemstra’s Guide to Thriving in Science Careers
11 mins; August 07, 2025
The Costly Expansion Mistake That Made Damon Lembi a Better CEO
43 mins; August 04, 2025
Why Your Work Won’t Speak for Itself: Branding Lessons from a Costly Visibility Mistake — Sapna Pieroux
44 mins; July 28, 2025
The Art of Preventing Stupid: How Matthew Davis Uses Systems to Avoid Costly Business Mistakes
45 mins; July 21, 2025
Why Going to Law School Became Her Favorite Mistake — Davina Frederick
44 mins; July 14, 2025
The Danger of Optimism: A CEO’s Biggest Leadership Mistake — Jim Schleckser
49 mins; July 07, 2025
Why 100 Coffee Meetings Didn’t Work — And What Kat Halushka Did Instead
37 mins; July 03, 2025
How Culture Creates Freedom and Profit: Josh Cunningham Returns to Share His New Book
13 mins; June 26, 2025
The Mistake of Unrealistic Expectations — Mark Struczewski on Productivity and Focus
44 mins; June 23, 2025
Avoiding Bad Marketing — Amber Gaige on AI, Family Business, and the Four Cs
32 mins; June 16, 2025
Ballet, Leadership, and Mistakes Under Pressure — Jared Redick
42 mins; June 09, 2025
FIXED: Ballet, Mistakes, and Masked Performances: Jared Redick’s Story of Grace Under Pressure
42 mins; June 09, 2025
Speaking Up at Work — A Leadership Mistake with Karin Hurt
40 mins; June 02, 2025
When Hackers Destroyed His Business — Andrew Laws
41 mins; May 27, 2025
How Busy Teams Can Better Execute Growth Plans: Andrea Jones on 'Executagility' and Mistakes
14 mins; May 22, 2025
Burnout to Breakthrough: How La Tonya Roberts Found Work-Life Harmony
29 mins; May 19, 2025
Mistakes vs. Stupidity: Leadership and Life Lessons with C.J. Stewart
48 mins; May 12, 2025
How the NFL Reduced Concussions Without Eliminating the Kickoff
12 mins; May 09, 2025
Selling Books Isn’t the Publisher’s Job — Terry Whalin on Publishing Myths
49 mins; May 05, 2025
Losing Her Best Employee Was the Wake-Up Call Betsy Pepine Needed to Reinvent Her Company
44 mins; April 28, 2025
A “Happy Mistake” on Mount Katahdin and Leadership Lessons in ADHD Education — John Willson
41 mins; April 20, 2025
Why Staying Silent Was Her Favorite Mistake — Dr. Tia Warrick
43 mins; April 14, 2025
Why the Corporate Ladder Was My Biggest Mistake — Kason Morris
44 mins; April 07, 2025
A Career Mistake That Got Me Fired—and Changed Everything (Tash Doherty)
41 mins; March 31, 2025
The Career Mistake That Forced Reinvention — Jonathan Small
45 mins; March 24, 2025
Sheila Butler: Choosing Passion Over Pay—and What It Really Cost
43 mins; March 17, 2025
Luis Velasquez: The Coaching Mistake That Changed How He Builds Leaders
42 mins; March 10, 2025
Andy Paige: The Mistake That Changed Her Life and Launched an Invention
44 mins; March 03, 2025
Arnold Barnett on Why Flying Is Still Incredibly Safe
23 mins; February 27, 2025
Norman Wolfe on Leadership Mistakes and Building High-Performing Teams
50 mins; February 24, 2025
Sherianna Boyle on Brutal Honesty, Mistakes, and Emotional Growth
35 mins; February 17, 2025
Josh Chernikoff on Costly Business Partnerships and Sales Mistakes
47 mins; February 10, 2025
Mandolen Mull on Leadership, Credibility, and Resilience
40 mins; February 03, 2025
Spencer Jones on NIL, Personal Branding, and Legacy
45 mins; January 27, 2025
Burnout, Power, and the Culture Mistake Leaders Miss | Jessica Kriegel
38 mins; January 20, 2025
The Contract Mistake That Changed How I Lead | Trent Clark
55 mins; January 13, 2025
The Trust Mistake I Made as a First-Time Entrepreneur | Michelle Rankine
45 mins; January 06, 2025
Off for 2 Weeks; Special Kindle Book Price
1 min; December 23, 2024
The Career Mistake That Taught Me to Bet on Myself | Jonathan Bailey
45 mins; December 16, 2024
Randy Scott (ESPN) and the Live TV Mistake He Never Forgot
4 mins; December 12, 2024
From CIA to CEO: Rupal Patel on Leadership, Resilience, and Owning Your Weird
45 mins; December 09, 2024
Steven L. Blue on a Costly Business Assumption and the Leadership Lesson It Taught Him
46 mins; December 02, 2024
Nancy Ho on Losing $300,000 and Redefining Success After Failure
41 mins; November 25, 2024
Bonus: Janet Polach, Ph.D. on The Strategic Leader’s Mindset, Her New Book
10 mins; November 21, 2024
Jure Koscak on Overtraining, Injury, and Learning to Listen to His Body
38 mins; November 18, 2024
Minette Norman on Psychological Safety, Privilege, and Inclusive Leadership
49 mins; November 11, 2024
Jacob Stoller on Mistakes in Music: A Concert Train Wreck and Lessons Learned
7 mins; November 07, 2024
JJ Brun on Trust, Mistakes, and Intelligence Work
44 mins; November 04, 2024
Gene Steratore on Learning From Mistakes
3 mins; October 31, 2024
How Christine King Went from Welfare to Pioneering Female CEO in Semiconductors
37 mins; October 28, 2024
Why Political Texts Won’t Leave You Alone, with State Sen. Stephanie Pitcher
10 mins; October 25, 2024
When a Crown Fell Off: Lessons in Restorative Dentistry with Dr. Edward Feinberg
46 mins; October 21, 2024
A Costly Assumption: Tech Leadership Lessons with Steve Pereira
45 mins; October 14, 2024
When Business Partnerships Go Wrong: Lessons from Cynthia Kay
44 mins; October 07, 2024
Leadership Lessons on Generosity and Feedback with Joe Davis (BCG)
49 mins; September 30, 2024
Medical Mistake Disclosure, Just Culture, and High Reliability with Derek Leiner
53 mins; September 23, 2024
Learning from Business Mistakes: Coaching, Risk, and Resilience with Tabatha Thorell
43 mins; September 16, 2024
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