A revolutionary guide that will transform your relationship with
failure, from the pioneering researcher of psychological safety and
award-winning Harvard Business School professor Amy Edmondson.
We used to think of failure as the opposite of success. Now, we're often
torn between two "failure cultures" one that says to avoid failure at
all costs, the other that says fail fast, fail often. The trouble is
that both approaches lack the crucial distinctions to help us separate
good failure from bad. As a result, we miss the opportunity to fail
well.
After decades of award-winning research, Amy Edmondson is here to upend
our understanding of failure and make it work for us. In Right Kind of
Wrong, Edmondson provides the framework to think, discuss, and practice
failure wisely. Outlining the three archetypes of failure--simple,
complex, and intelligent--Amy showcases how to minimize unproductive
failure while maximizing what we gain from flubs of all stripes. She
illustrates how we and our organizations can embrace our human
fallibility, learn exactly when failure is our friend, and prevent most
of it when it is not. This is the key to pursuing smart risks and
preventing avoidable harm.
With vivid, real-life stories from business, pop culture, history, and
more, Edmondson gives us specifically tailored practices, skills, and
mindsets to help us replace shame and blame with curiosity,
vulnerability, and personal growth. You'll never look at failure the
same way again.
