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1. LSF- Listening, learning and the importance of failure
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. Twenty-six times I’ve
been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I’ve failed over and over and over again
in my life. And that is why I succeed” - Michael Jordan
Continuouslearningisanothercommontraitof all successful people.Theylearnfromtheirmistakes,
make adjustmentsandtryagain.In business,theylistenandlearnfromtheircompetitors,fromtheir
clients,fromtheirstaff,fromcoachesandconsultants,courses,booksandfromanyone whowill
offerfeedback.
Failure isanothercommonfactorfor greatleaders.Everysuccessful leaderIhave researched,
interviewedandworkedwithhave all sharedthattheyhadmajorfailures.Mostof the successful
people todayhave failedmanytimes,buttheylearnfromtheirmistakesandkeepmovingforward,
nevergivingupbutstay true to theirVision,Values,GoalsandPurpose.Some failedinbusiness
multiple times.AbrahamLincolnfailedinbusiness,failedinpoliticsmultiple timesandthen
eventuallybecame Presidentof the US.Where mostgive up,leadershave the resilience topick
themselvesup,learnthe lessonsandkeepmovingforward.AlbertEinsteinsaid:‘A personwho
nevermade a mistake nevertriedanythingnew.'
Questions for reflection:
Choose an area in your life that you would like to improve. Then answer the following questions:
a) What’s working?
b) What’s not working?
c) What can you learn?
d) What can you do differently?
“An organization’sabilityto learn, and translatethatlearning into action rapidly,is the ultimate
competitiveadvantage.”- JackWelch