Read the introduction in other languages Introduction “Quelle est votre erreur préférée ?” Lorsque j’ai posé cette question à 200 personnes à succès, j’ai découvert que mes invités de podcast possédaient une combinaison admirable de confiance et d’humilité. Ils ont partagé des histoires, des réflexions et des leçons, y compris… Read More "Introduction to “The Mistakes That Make Us” in French"
A Dangerous Restaurant Mistake: How Alcohol Was Served to a Minor—and How to Prevent It
In the news from my hometown of Livonia, Michigan: 12-year-old served alcohol at Outback Steakhouse in Livonia From the story: The bartender confirmed that they had made a big mistake – they added alcohol to the slushy drink, Collins said. “It was supposed to be a virgin daiquiri, but it… Read More "A Dangerous Restaurant Mistake: How Alcohol Was Served to a Minor—and How to Prevent It"
Lessons in Learning from Failure: 50 Years of Creativity at The Groundlings Theatre
This news story caught my eye the other day — actually, it was my ears (my mistake) as I was listening to NPR: The Groundlings Theatre celebrates 50 years of wild and wacky characters As you can read there, they learn from their mistakes, failures, and “bombs”: “You bomb so… Read More "Lessons in Learning from Failure: 50 Years of Creativity at The Groundlings Theatre"
Pete Alonso Accidentally Throws Masyn Winn’s First Career Hit Ball into the Crowd: An MLB Mistake
Friday night, in St. Louis, New York Mets’ first baseman Pete Alonso made a mistake that angered the home team St. Louis Cardinals and their fans, as discussed in this video: The announcers were probably right in assuming that Alonso made an honest mistake – human error. There’s habit and… Read More "Pete Alonso Accidentally Throws Masyn Winn’s First Career Hit Ball into the Crowd: An MLB Mistake"
How Interior Designers Can Effectively Handle and Learn From Mistakes
How should any business owner or leader react? This article caught my eye recently: How 6 designers handle employee mistakes Hopefully there are no stories about yelling, screaming, and firings! The first designer, Victoria McKenney, could have been reading straight from my book! 🙂 “I truly believe that every mistake… Read More "How Interior Designers Can Effectively Handle and Learn From Mistakes"
The Financial Mistake That Could Doom the PAC-12 Conference
There’s chaos in college sports as universities switch conferences left and right (and east and west). George Kliavkoff’s biggest mistake as Pac-12 commissioner is beyond dispute What happened? ESPN offered the conference $30 million per school each year, and that’s even with UCLA and USC bolting for the Big Ten… Read More "The Financial Mistake That Could Doom the PAC-12 Conference"