How to Reckon with Leadership Failure
Failure is unavoidable, so how can you respond better the next time it happens? In this episode, Alex talks with Kyle Guemmer and Matt Aiken about the 5 most important actions a leader should take after realizing they’ve failed. They share practical examples of what each of these steps can look like — from coaching clients and from their own lives — and remind us that we all deserve grace, even when we’ve failed.
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Episode Recap:
- Failure is inevitable, so how will you respond?
- When you’re dealing with failure, you may also be busier than ever
- Take these 5 actions when you realize you’ve failed
- 1. Receive grace
- 2. Commit to evaluating experience
- 3. Discern whether it’s a chronic or one-time issue
- 4. Reestablish standards around what’s right
- 5. Communicate with authenticity, humility, and openness
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