Sir Patrick Stewart began his pathway toward theatrical stardom when his acting teacher said his strategy would never lead him to success. The strategy? Ensuring against failure. Stewart admits he didn’t take chances. Instead, he convinced himself that playing it safe was the best way to forge a successful career. It wasn’t until he was pushed by that acting teacher that he understood his recipe for success was really a recipe for mediocrity.
This really resonates. I think it's particularly challenging in some organizations where failure can be fatal. So organizational alignment is critical in my opinion.
Yes, but only once in my career. It was also connected to a culture of change and innovation which I think is supportive of encouraging teams to try and fail. It's part of the learning and looping process that leads to improvement.
This really resonates. I think it's particularly challenging in some organizations where failure can be fatal. So organizational alignment is critical in my opinion.
Hi Chip. Have you ever had a boss that encouraged failure more often?
Yes, but only once in my career. It was also connected to a culture of change and innovation which I think is supportive of encouraging teams to try and fail. It's part of the learning and looping process that leads to improvement.