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What Makes a Failure Intelligent

QAspire

ISRO can be seen as a failure in 2019 but that failure (and all the lessons learned from it) enabled success in 2023. 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 ”.

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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’ve got to do something with what you read. We also make it easy for teams to read together and discuss what they’ve learned.

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10 Books to Get You Back to Work – Fall 2023

Leading Blog

A good book helps us to do just that. Kim - (August 2023) When our trust is broken, and when our own trustworthiness is called into question, many of us are left wondering what to do. Kim - (August 2023) When our trust is broken, and when our own trustworthiness is called into question, many of us are left wondering what to do.

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How to Encourage More Courage on Your Team (Team-Building Activity)

Let's Grow Leaders

Remembering micro-moments of courage makes it easier to do the right thing next time. First, we know from Dr. Amy Edmondson’s research on psychological safety, that how we think about the past matters. How do I feel about this incident? what… do you notice about yourself? Did you learn?)

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Announcing a Life and Career Transition for Ron and Cheryl Edmondson

Ron Edmondson

A Life Transition for The Edmondsons. I want to use them doing something that fuels me every day. He said I must be doing multiple things to feel fulfilled. Several churches have entertained the idea of me doing some intentional interim work. I’ve been doing online ministry since “dial up” days in the mid 90’s.

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Where Have All the Questions Gone?

Lead Change Blog

Or, they may be focused on their phone screen, so locked into a virtual reality that they do not even pay attention to anyone or anything around them. “The Once they judge someone as unimportant in their transaction or cause, these people simply do not bother to engage. What support do you need to learn and change?

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Attributes of a Powerful Question

QAspire

The question helped me discover new potentialities within the self, find opportunities at the intersection of my skills and take up newer learning projects over the years. In her book “ The Fearless Organization ”, Amy Edmondson writes,when leaders overcome their biases to ask genuine questions, it fosters psychological safety….

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