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Failure is Part of Success
Failure is Part of Success (c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved
Businessweek writer Stacy Perman interviewed Nicholas Hall for an article on June 22, 2005 entitled “Failure is Part of Success”. Hall, an entrepreneur from California, contends that failure is an integral part of the journey toward success and even started a website that is all about failure: Startupfailures.com. An excerpt from Perman’s interview with Hall highlights an important concept in leadership:
Q: What can you learn from failure that you can't from success? A: Nobody wants to be a failure. At the same time, there's no better education for an entrepreneur than failure. You can go to Harvard or Stanford, but that's not where you get your education. That's where you build relationships, but it's not what teaches you to have whatever it takes to get through whatever you need to go through to build a startup.
http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/jun2005 /sb20050622_9223_sb013.htm?campaign_id=search
No one wants to fail. This is true for every leader who really cares about the job of leading associates to success. However, the fear of failure should be mitigated by actively seeking out the support, advice and wisdom of others. There are an abundance of options to improve the chances that you will succeed in your role: a more senior mentor within the organization; a professional development coach or trainer; books, seminars and workshops for leaders. If you arm yourself with support, the chances of failure are much less. And when you do fail, you will have the support system in place to bounce back and redirect your efforts on the road to success.
About the Author: Gerry Czarnecki promotes excellence in leadership through activities as an author, public speaker & consultant. He also trains boards of directors in corporate governance best practices. For leadership books & programs go to www.the-czar.com; for his business consulting & governance training visit www.deltennium.com
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