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My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership
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Joe Perello, CEO of Props, on Building Strong Work Relationships and a Culture of Learning from Mistakes
47 mins; January 16, 2023
Celebrating Errors: Ward Vuillemot on Psychological Safety and Learning From Mistakes
49 mins; January 09, 2023
The Risks of Transparency: Dr. Richard Winters on Leadership, Trust, and Burnout
46 mins; December 12, 2022
Why Being a “Proud Mistake Maker” Drives Business Success with Kurt Wilkin
35 mins; December 05, 2022
A Forensic Interviewer’s Costliest Sales Assumption — Michael Reddington
43 mins; November 28, 2022
The Emotional Toll of Mistakes and Resilience: Julia DiGangi on Pain, Growth, and Leadership
57 mins; November 20, 2022
From Self-Doubt to Success: How a Positivity Expert Don Sandel Launched his own Business
42 mins; November 13, 2022
Sabrina Stocker on the Role of Mistakes in Business and on The Apprentice UK: Lessons from a PR Expert
41 mins; November 06, 2022
Simon T. Bailey on The Consequences of Honesty: Insights from a Former Disney Executive
33 mins; October 31, 2022
Manufacturing Executive Martina Kuhlmeyer Had Too Many High-Priority Initiatives
40 mins; October 23, 2022
Learning from Mistakes Early: John Grout on Mistake Proofing and Experimentation
47 mins; October 16, 2022
Dr. mOe Anderson Took a New Job Without Knowing Who the Employer Was
48 mins; October 09, 2022
CEO Bryan Clayton Thought Outsourcing Technology Development Would Be Better Than Building It
36 mins; October 02, 2022
Psychologist Kristin Neff Was a ”Mama Bear” in Defending Her Ph.D. Student and Had to Apologize
39 mins; September 25, 2022
Search Firm CEO Gene Rice: Youthful Ego and an Impulsive Decision Could Have Ruined Him
51 mins; September 18, 2022
Thought She Needed to Have All the Answers as Manager: Pamela Kellert
39 mins; September 11, 2022
Tech Expert Dave Sobel ”Really Screwed Up” His First Company Acquisition
33 mins; September 05, 2022
West Point Graduate Becky Margiotta Thought She Would Get an A for Effort Instead of Managing Outcomes
44 mins; August 28, 2022
CEO Ian Small Was Told He ”Needs to Learn to Listen Better”
40 mins; August 22, 2022
Therapist Emily Learing’s Child Care Program Mistake Could Have Been Worse, Opened New Possibilities
46 mins; August 14, 2022
Canadian Journalist & Author Mike Ulmer Learned From a Conflict With a Colleague
47 mins; August 07, 2022
Marine LTC Janet Polach Lost Her Temper in a Corporate Meeting — It Was a Bad Fit
44 mins; July 31, 2022
Six Sigma Black Belt Jonathon Andell Gloated About Solving a Quality Problem
43 mins; July 24, 2022
Teresa de Grosbois: Her Failed Africa Charity Opened Unexpected Doors
35 mins; July 17, 2022
Learning from Business Mistakes: Jim McCann and the 1-800-FLOWERS Deal
37 mins; July 10, 2022
Executive Nick Jonsson Hid Behind a Façade of Success, Didn’t Ask for Help
36 mins; July 03, 2022
Erin Joy Averted a Huge Mistake By Making a Pandemic Pivot
40 mins; June 26, 2022
Aviation Safety Expert Mistake: Arnold Barnett and the Quote That Changed Everything
48 mins; June 19, 2022
The Firecracker Who Was Too Bold in a Relationship and at Work: Genesis Amaris Kemp’s Favorite Mistakes
43 mins; June 12, 2022
Shutting Down a Business Was the ”Best Worst Thing” That Michael Buzinski Has Done
36 mins; June 05, 2022
“Little Failures” Author Alisha Wielfart’s Failed Yoga Studio Was Her Greatest Learning Experience
45 mins; May 30, 2022
Entrepreneur and CTO Mark Herschberg Believed a Promise That Wasn’t in Writing
44 mins; May 22, 2022
Founder & Author Melissa Drake Didn’t Pursue Things That Brought Her Joy
46 mins; May 15, 2022
CEO Jeff Zigman, “The Business Engineer,” Trusted Someone and Got a Lopsided Contract
38 mins; May 08, 2022
Meetings and Speaking Experts Karin Reed and Joe Allen’s Favorite Workplace Mistakes
45 mins; May 01, 2022
Career Coach Jason Levin Got Yelled at For Not Following Up with the College Benefactor
40 mins; April 27, 2022
Founder / Brand Queen Rosie Kosinski Waited Too Long to Get a Coach
42 mins; April 24, 2022
Sales Expert Glenn Poulos Was the Last to Know That He Was Impossible to Reach
42 mins; April 20, 2022
Innovation Expert Karen Hold’s Telcom Bubble Burst — How Did She Diversify?
47 mins; April 17, 2022
Historian Denis Crawford on Sports Ownership Mistakes; Will the New USFL Avoid Repeating Mistakes?
49 mins; April 13, 2022
Engineer/Coach Rachell Kitchen Thought She Could Be a Superwoman Early in Her Career
36 mins; April 10, 2022
CEO Rebecca Contreras Talks About Her Mistakes as a Young Woman, Working as a White House Staffer
31 mins; April 06, 2022
CTO Scott Hirsch Learned That Free Wasn’t the Best Price for His Software
34 mins; April 03, 2022
Psychologist Dr. Nicole Lipkin Had a Bad Feeling But Hired Hope Anyway
44 mins; March 30, 2022
Coach John Gallagher Had the Ego to Think He Could Change His Mother-in-Law Real Estate Partner
39 mins; March 27, 2022
Author & CEO Lauren Eckhardt Chose Business Partners That Didn’t Share her Values
41 mins; March 23, 2022
“Confrontationalist” Danielle Gibson Hired a Coach Instead of a Branding Expert
40 mins; March 20, 2022
Sales Executive Clint Corley Got “Sloppy or Complacent” When Working in Oil & Gas
39 mins; March 16, 2022
Montessori School Founder Brigitta Hoeferle Was ”Cocky in Telling People How to Do Things”
48 mins; March 13, 2022
Talking to Reporters Mistake: Ken Segel on Leadership and Psychological Safety
35 mins; March 09, 2022
Wall Street Sales Team Leader John Saunders Tried Turning Employees Into Him
38 mins; March 06, 2022
Dr. Mira Brancu’s Long Email About an Ethics Situation Was Not Well Received
37 mins; March 02, 2022
Steve Gamlin Walked Away From His Radio DJ Job Without a New One Lined Up
41 mins; February 27, 2022
Law Firm Founder Leslie Tayne Thought She Needed a Male Partner to Get Started
40 mins; February 23, 2022
CEO & CPA Charles Read’s Hubris Led Him to Think He Could Do Everything
40 mins; February 20, 2022
Ellen Patnaude Assumed Her Past Experiences Would Buy Her a Seat at the Table
39 mins; February 16, 2022
Ebonie Allard Invited 3 Friends to Join Her Business, Went Insolvent in 3 Months
39 mins; February 13, 2022
Technology & Business Leader Jinny Uppal on the Mistake of Going Too Fast — ”In/Action”
38 mins; February 09, 2022
Journalism Mistakes: J.A. Adande on the Medill F and Hate Mail
34 mins; February 06, 2022
Mistake of Not Having a Mentor: Dan Pink on the Power of Regret
40 mins; February 02, 2022
Dr. Nicole Roberts on Bad Assumptions in Global Philanthropy; How to Talk to People about Vaccinations and Football Head Injuries
50 mins; January 30, 2022
Sommelier and Consulting Firm Partner Michael Juergens on Wine Mistakes and More
56 mins; January 26, 2022
Choosing the Secure Big Company Job Instead of the Better Fit: Dr. Kasey Thompson
36 mins; January 23, 2022
Brewer Kelly Meyer Started a Damn Brewery at the Wrong Damn Time
40 mins; January 19, 2022
Certified Financial Planner Manisha Thakor Saved Too Much for Retirement
35 mins; January 16, 2022
Workplace Therapist Brandon Smith Stayed in a Comfortable Teaching Job Too Long
40 mins; January 12, 2022
Vicki Moore Gave Away Her Business and Found Moving to Europe Was Harder Than Expected
34 mins; January 09, 2022
Retired USAF Officer Mark Noon Thought Career Transitions Would Be Easy
33 mins; January 05, 2022
Author Katie Anderson’s Audiobook Mistakes and What She Learned in the Process
39 mins; January 02, 2022
Consultant Evans Kerrigan’s Early Client Was Happy But It Could Have Been So Much More
31 mins; December 19, 2021
Organizational Psychologist Amantha Imber Linked Her Self Worth to Achievements
36 mins; December 15, 2021
Conspiracy Charges and Prison: Kevin Foster’s Favorite Mistake
40 mins; December 12, 2021
Trust, Fraud, and Prison: CEO Brent Cassity’s Favorite Mistake
51 mins; December 08, 2021
CEO Super Julie Braun Didn’t Have a Plan When She Quit a Job
43 mins; December 05, 2021
CEO Joel Trammell Had Trouble Hiring a VP of Marketing, Again and Again
38 mins; December 01, 2021
Moving ”Beyond Happiness” to Living Without Regret: Author Jenn Lim
34 mins; November 28, 2021
Angelo Ponzi Didn’t Do His Due Diligence on His First Business
34 mins; November 17, 2021
CFO Melanie Pump Didn’t Want to Share Her Rocky Childhood With Colleagues
36 mins; November 14, 2021
A Near-Death Experience Was a Wakeup Call for Marketer-Turned-Coach Matthew Korban
30 mins; November 10, 2021
Investment Banker Lynn Yap Was Pressured to Not Visit Her Dying Grandmother in Malaysia
32 mins; November 07, 2021
A ”Vaccine Administration Error” That I Experienced This Week
27 mins; November 06, 2021
Musician & CEO Steve Gerein Thought it Would Be Easy to Get His Band on the Radio
31 mins; November 03, 2021
Money Mistakes With Currencies or International Transfers: Kelly Cutchin
36 mins; October 31, 2021
Getting Burned Out and Separating From His Wife: What Carlos Hidalgo Learned and How He Adjusted
31 mins; October 27, 2021
CEO Gena Cox Was Cavalier in Quitting a Job
40 mins; October 25, 2021
Coach Brian Buck’s Darkest Moment in a Workplace Turned Toxic: Should Have Quit Sooner
31 mins; October 20, 2021
Sales Expert (and Stand Up Comedian) Merit Kahn Didn’t Read the Room
39 mins; October 17, 2021
Software Engineer Moses Harris Tried Bowing to Power and Got Fired Anyway
55 mins; October 13, 2021
Business Coach Karie Kaufmann on the Illusion of Balance
32 mins; October 10, 2021
A Martial Arts Black Belt on Overpaying for a Company and Other Negotiating Mistakes: Cash Nickerson
51 mins; October 06, 2021
Bookkeeping Wasn’t Her First Career Passion: Ean Price Murphy
37 mins; October 03, 2021
Feeling Ashamed of Being Dyslexic and Getting Past That in Business and in Life: Scott Ballard
36 mins; September 29, 2021
The Time Value of Life: Andrea Jones on Taking Years to Get Over Feeling Like a Failure
35 mins; September 26, 2021
Fred Moore Learned to Make Himself Irreplaceable in His Job as a Magician
35 mins; September 22, 2021
Dr. Cheryl Lentz: Running From the Failure of Trying to be a Top-Level Organist
30 mins; September 19, 2021
C-Level Execs Rolly Keenan and Mike Geller Both Learned From Mistakes
44 mins; September 15, 2021
Getting Burned Out Trying to Help Busy Moms Find Balance: Kezia Luckett
29 mins; September 13, 2021
Scott Miller’s Favorite Messes (or Mistakes) in Executive and Marketing Roles
38 mins; September 08, 2021
A College & Pro Football Kicker’s Practice Routines Were a Mistake? Brion Hurley
48 mins; September 01, 2021
Karene Lambert-Gorwyn Will Fire You for Hiding a Mistake, Not For Making One
44 mins; August 29, 2021
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