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First Look: Leadership Books for September 2023

Leading Blog

Edmondson We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. After decades of award-winning research, Amy Edmondson is here to upend our understanding of failure and make it work for us. In Right Kind of Wrong , Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice failure wisely. Oh, and took over Twitter.

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What Makes a Failure Intelligent

QAspire

Failures in new territories that pave the way for eventual success are what Amy Edmondson describes as “Intelligent Failures” in her newly released book “ The Right Kind of Wrong – The Science of Failing Well ”. While I am still reading the book, the amount of insight and stories that Amy Edmondson has captured in this book is so enriching.

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Leadership Book Club: How to Read Courageous Cultures With Your Team

Let's Grow Leaders

We love learning about what’s resonating, and most importantly, how teams are applying what they’re reading as they grow leaders and encourage courage and innovation. You can also download (or listen to) the first chapter and the foreword from Amy Edmondson. You’ve got to do something with what you read.

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10 Books to Get You Back to Work – Fall 2023

Leading Blog

Edmondson - (September 2023) We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. With vivid, real-life stories from business, pop culture, history, and more, Edmondson gives us specifically tailored practices, skills, and mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity, vulnerability, and personal growth.

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10 Inexpensive Development Options for Your Team

Ron Edmondson

When budgets are stretched, development options are seen as too expensive and pushed to the back burner. It’s important, therefore, to find ways to develop even with stressed budgets. It’s important, therefore, to find ways to develop even with stressed budgets. Swap responsibilities to lead a development activity.

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How to Use Intelligent Failure and Controlled Chaos to Strengthen Agility Ability

The Practical Leader

In his article on “Crafting Strategy,” McGill University professor and management author, Henry Mintzberg, provides a good example of innovation and organizational learning in high-performing, agile organizations: “Out in the field, a salesman visits a customer. Many innovations were unplanned and unexpected.

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The Fearless Organization

Leading Blog

Creating psychological safety is essential in a world where innovation, integrity, and renewal can make the difference between success and failure. In The Fearless Organization , Amy Edmondson explains what psychological safety is and what it isn’t and how we can create in our organizations. We all—most of us—manage our image.