Jeremy L. Berg

Are you afraid of failure like me?  Do you celebrate your successes publicly and quietly sweep your not-so-successful ideas and attempts under the rug to save face?  Here’s a good word for us by Mike Foster in an article called, “Snuggle Up With Failure.”

Here’s a snippet below and a link to the full article:

I realize our work is important and the stakes are high. But holy cow do we need a good dose of perspective sometimes. I’ve seen heads roll over the misspelling of a word in the weekly bulletin, a poor choice of paint color for the lobby, or lack luster attendance at the youth miniature golf event.

For some leaders, a chill pill may be just what the doctor ordered. Sometimes our obsession with excellence has sucked the life right out of our team. If you have no room for error, then you have no room for dreams.

I guarantee if you and your staff are having a good time, then you have created an environment for new ideas to be birthed. But if laughter doesn’t fill your office hallways, my guess is you’ve got an innovation problem.

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