When you think about, imagine, or hear the word FAILURE, do you have a negative reaction? Does your heart sink. Do you droop your head or get angry? If you don't, you're in the minority of folks who routinely see and react to failure as a new opportunity to try again and again, a bit like Thomas Edison said, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
I was interviewed recently by, Anne Fisher, for CNN Money about a "big fat failure" question from one of her readers. I think you might enjoy the article that resulted. Recovering From A Big Failure
We've all succeeded and failed lately. Yes, you, too have succeeded and failed. Let's see...just in the last two weeks, I failed to drive the correct speed, and that cost me a lot! I failed to get this newsletter out in September and that bothers me. Just yesterday, I failed at getting a golf ball to do anything useful. None of this is earth shattering, although, like you, I get disappointed and sometimes upset when things don't happen the way I hope or expect them to. It may take an extra push to remember that tomorrow really IS another day and another chance to get it right.
When I train facilitators how to design for and work with groups, one of my favorite things to do is "blow it." It's true! When any of us mess up in any way, (and we all do), we celebrate by throwing our arms in the air and yelling "YAY!!!" The fear of failure decreases noticeably, while the learning and fun increase at least as much. It's magic.
Have you noticed that the fear of failure runs a close second to the fear of dying for a lot of people? READ MORE...
6 WAYS TO LEAD WELL USING FAILURE
1. SAFETY: Make it safe for people to experiment and fail within reasonable ranges.
2. AGILITY: Expect and encourage agility and flexibility to move from a non-working idea to a possible one.
3. LISTEN and encourage fast feedback on results, concerns, no matter whose idea it is.
4. LEARN: Consider every failure, every mistake, to be a learning opportunity.
5. TEST: Pilot test new ideas and projects and welcome mistakes and failures that show up.
6. SHARE: Take time to share what you've learned, and the mistakes you've made, to help prevent repeats and others having to re-invent your wheel.
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I AM HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT MY BOOK...
LEAD LIKE IT MATTERS... BECAUSE IT DOES
WILL BE PUBLISHED BY
McGRAW-HILL NEXT FALL!
Those of you who know me can appreciate my excitement upon hearing this news. It be published in hardcover and in e-book in the US and other countries around the world in 2014. Getting to this place required getting rejected a time or two! I'm here to say, success is a sweet reward for the "failures" we endure.
- August: We LAUNCHED AskRoxi.com
- September: Completed the DVD Facilitator Guided version of "Leading with Impact: Your Ripple Effect" for Corps/Institutions
- October: My book found a great publisher
- October: We became partners with SeniorLivingSmart this month. Now their members (leaders of Independent Assisted Living facilities) can take advantage of our on-line course.
Gee, I can't wait to see what happens in November!
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