Learning From Mistakes
How Brutal Honesty Saved My Business From Going Under (Twice)
Here's why saving face should come second to honesty and transparency when your company runs into trouble
I Made These 3 Big Mistakes When Starting a Business — Here's What I Learned From Them
Starting a business is a wild ride, and mistakes are — unfortunately — an inevitable part of the journey. Here are some of the biggest mistakes I've made along the way and, more importantly, the valuable lessons I've learned from them.
After I Screwed Up My Webinar, I Realized Disasters Can Be 'Accidental Experiments'
The whole debacle showed me another way of looking at unexpected setbacks.
How I Turned My Learning Disabilities Into a Superpower
This article outlines my journey from struggling with multiple learning disabilities to recognizing my unique abilities as a strength. It explains how leveraging my personality, interests, and instincts helped me build self-confidence and achieve success as an entrepreneur and leader.
The Path to Success Is Filled With Mistakes. Do These Four Things to Tap Into Their Growth Potential.
Mistakes are often perceived negatively, seen as costly and unacceptable. However, each mistake holds valuable lessons, especially new ones.
She 'Reverse-Engineered' Her First Company's Failure Into a Sober-Curious Brand Making $25 Million a Year
Shizu Okusa ran her first company for eight years but never made enough money. When she founded Apothékary, she knew what she had to do differently.
How to Create a Culture That Embraces Failure and Turns Setbacks into Success
Use these tips to create a safe space for constructive failure in your organization.
6 Common Challenges All Women Entrepreneurs Face (and How to Overcome Them)
Each entrepreneur faces their own hurdles. Here are a few common ones women experience most.
Avoid These 5 Critical Mistakes All Leaders Make
Mistakes are unpleasant and can be embarrassing. If acknowledged and dealt with in a timely manner, they can become a good source of learning and experience.
8 Common Mistakes You Might Be Making as a Leader (and How to Fix Them)
Many leaders struggle to find their footing, and may make mistakes along their journey. Here are a few you might be making yourself.
Think You Screwed Up? These 6 Business Leaders Share Their Big Mistake — and Lesson Learned
Too often, we think a leader has to be right. But these businesses transformed when their leaders realized they'd had it wrong all along.
I Watch Great Teams Make These Business-Destroying Mistakes All The Time. Here's Where They're Going Wrong (And How To Fix It).
Identifying who you serve and concentrating your marketing efforts where your message will be heard establishes your offering, builds your brand, and strengthens your competitive advantage.
Business Owners: Are You Making These 10 Mistakes?
Don't let mistakes with simple fixes hold you back from growing your business. Here's what to avoid.
6 Things You Gain By Embracing Failure and Learning From Mistakes
Are you going to look at failure as the end, or are you going to take what didn't work as a lesson and do better? It all depends on your attitude.
If Your Leadership Style Is Ever Judged By Others, Here's 8 Things You Should Do
How to short-circuit defensiveness and resentment and instead accept and apply tough input for the betterment of your company, and yourself.