Why does it matter that we learn to navigate failure? Because, says Amy Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School and author of global bestseller, Psychological Safety, and soon, her upcoming book The Right Kind of Wrong: The science of failing well, the only mistake we make in this life is not trying.
“We live in a time of increasing uncertainty and interdependence. Either one of those factors creates the inevitability of some failures along the way. So we have to learn to manage them and navigate them.”
In this episode of Summa & Friends, Amy explores the difference between mistakes and failures, the importance of failure for innovation, the value of honest feedback, and more importantly, the need for humans to be open to failure.
Not a single one of us is infallible, says Amy, it is possible to thrive as a fallible human being.
To find out more, download and listen today.
On today’s podcast:
- The difference between mistakes and failures
- Why failure can be strategic
- Navigating the ladder of inference
- How to increase organizational psychological safety
- The importance of a growth mindset
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