Failure is a mark of leadership, innovation, and risk-taking in pushing the boundaries of what is possible and profitable in scaling ideas from pilots to global programs. We should be demanding a minimum level of failure as a proxy for how innovative an organization is. Why ask for failure to ensure success? In the research … Continue reading 7 Steps for Intelligent Failure to Reduce Risk and Increase Success→
A decade of Fail Festivals revealed multiple reasons why businesses fail every year. Failure reasons that are also present in business and organizational studies, widely discussed in academic literature, and detailed in business case studies. The reasons for annual business failures range from minor missteps to catastrophic collapses. The failures also form the basis for … Continue reading Top 10 Reasons Why Businesses Will Fail in 2024 – With Examples→
I recently led a Fail Festival for Grantmakers In Aging’s annual conference. It was wonderful to participate in-person again after hosting virtual Fail Fests during the pandemic. GIA is a community of funders mobilizing money and ideas to strengthen resources for us, as we age. They were excited for their members to speak about their … Continue reading 5 Ways to Talk About Failure at Your Work→
Bob Thornton, partner at O’Donnell Impact Windows & Storm Protection, presenting at Small Business Leadership Conference