How to Fail Right
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We all know Silicon Valley’s mantra: fail fast, fail often. But when is it OK to fail in the real world? Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson says it depends on how and why you fail. She’s an expert on psychological safety and the author of the book, Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well. In this episode, she explains the difference between good and bad types of failures. One has to do with experimentation, while the other is rooted in inattention or lack of training. Edmondson also explores the downsides of not experimenting enough because your team fears failure. Key episode topics include: strategy, psychology, business failures, psychological safety, experimentation. HBR On Strategy curates the best case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts, to help you unlock new ways of doing business. New episodes every week. · Watch the original HBR New World of Work episode: It's OK to Fail, but You Have to Do It Right (2023) · Find more episodes of the New World of Work series on YouTube · Discover 100 years of Harvard Business Review articles, case studies, podcasts, and more at HBR.org ]]>
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