In our experience, one of the scariest snakes in the room is the fear of failure, which manifests itself in many ways like fear of being judged, fear of getting started, fear of the unknown. And while ...

How does your company treat failure? Put another way, how safe do your employees feel to admit they got something wrong? “We celebrate our failures,” former Google CEO Eric Schmidt once said. Google ...

It’s important for all entrepreneurs to learn how to accept failure — it happens to everyone. Here’s how you can use it to promote success. Introducing “pre-mortems” in startups can create awareness ...

Until starting work as a teacher, Beth had never failed at anything, waltzing through school (top grades) and university (top university, first class degree) without so much as a stumble. She’d even ...

Failure is an inevitable, healthy, and normal part of life—and a great way to “practice” failure is though youth sport. Being able to embrace failure and grow from it are skills, and testing those ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Have you ever found yourself paralyzed by the fear of failure? You’re not alone. However, what if we told you that failure is not the end of the road but merely a detour to a better ...

If you’ve talked to an engineering nerd or a tech bro recently, you’ve probably heard the phrase “fail fast, fail often” a lot. The idea is simple: Value trying and learning from failure rather than ...

We all want to be evaluated based on our own merits. But sometimes, this is not the case. Many of us have found ourselves in situations where expectations were high, but the support, resources, or ...

The collapse of electric-vehicle battery manufacturer Northvolt serves as a cautionary tale about the perils of unchecked ambition and overly aggressive expansion. But it also highlights the learning ...

When my older son Jack was in high school, he accepted a summer job selling solar panels door-to-door. My first reaction was to tell him not to do it. I felt protective—afraid of the rejection he ...

MANILA, Philippines — As a new year is about to begin, many companies are reviewing what worked, what didn’t and what needs to change. It’s a time for reflection, and for most leaders, that includes ...