My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership

Business & Economics Podcasts

My Favorite Mistake is a podcast about learning without blame in business and leadership. Despite the name, it’s not just my favorite mistake—it’s yours, it’s ours, and it’s what we can all learn from when things don’t go as planned. Hosted by...

Episodes

Getting Too Close to What You Love: Joe Hennes (Tough Pigs) on Working at Sesame Workshop

Stop Chasing Results, Start Pursuing Peace of Mind - with Deborah Coviello

Going Gun-Shy as a New Leader: Jesse Jackson on "We Tried That, It Didn't Work"

Processing Failure Without the Funk -- Dr. Melisa Buie

Why Chasing Growth Over Profit Cost This Founder $800K -- with Joel Steele

Why Walking Away from Tech Was the Wrong Move -- with Irna Hutabarat Athans

What Bruce Springsteen's Set List Teaches Leaders About Communication -- with Andy Freed

Why Hope Outperforms Resilience -- with Dr. Julia Garcia

Why "Have a Sense of Humor" Was the Wrong Company Value -- with Mike Chaput

Why Being Great at Your Job Isn't Enough to Get Promoted with Kendall Berg

The Mistake of Going It Alone -- with Patrick Engasser

Why Conflict Avoidance Costs More Than Conflict -- with Dr. Jen Fry

Robot Umpires Are Here: ABS and the Mistakes It May Create | Mistake of the Week

Public Health Shouldn’t Be Political — A Career “Mistake” That Changed Everything | Dr. Tyler Evans

When a Water Leak Turns a Street Into Ice: Mistake of the Week

Confusing Performance with Alignment — A Leadership Mistake That Causes Burnout, with Genevieve Skory

Olympic Medals That Couldn’t Handle the Celebration | Mistake of the Week

I Made a Marine Cry: Leadership, Authority, and Learning from Mistakes | Olaolu Ogunyemi

When Diesel Ends Up Where It Shouldn’t — Mistake of the Week:

Ray Zinn: Why Repeating the Same Mistake Is the Real Failure in Leadership