Tag: Mistakes

Yesterday morning, I drove to a local client to facilitate a lunch-and-learn workshop featuring the Deming "Red Bead Game" and "Process Behavior Charts." Read...

I'm thrilled to be back in Japan for the first time in five years. Today is the start of Katie Anderson's Japan Study Trip...

When discussing mistakes, it's common to hear terms like "stupid mistake" or "dumb mistake" thrown around, especially when reflecting on our own errors. However,...

"I am never, ever wrong." That's a statement that should disqualify an applicant from ANY leadership position. True leadership isn't about projecting infallibility--it's about fostering a...

In many organizations, moving away from a culture of punishment when mistakes are made is a significant leap forward. It signals a shift toward...

I've been writing about learning from mistakes for a long time, including my previous books before my latest, The Mistakes That Make Us. This...

In writing The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation, I wanted to challenge the way we think about mistakes,...

Scroll down for how to subscribe, transcript, and more My guests for Episode #512 of the Lean Blog Interviews Podcast are Steve Pereira and Andrew...

I recently had the opportunity to present a webinar hosted by my friends at the Shingo Institute, where I presented on the topic of...

Thanks, as always, to Ryan McCormack for this. He always shares so much good reading, listening, and viewing here! Subscribe to get these directly...

When writing or speaking, I use the words "mistake" and "error" interchangeably. The definitions in some dictionaries are comically circular. Dictionary.com defines an error as: "a...

The other day, I was presenting at a company about "Psychological Safety as a Pre-Condition for Continuous Improvement." It was a hybrid event and...