The Science of Failing Well | Amy Edmondson
Publisher |
Ten Percent Happier
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
Publication Date |
Jan 24, 2024
Episode Duration |
01:08:40

A Harvard Business School professor discusses how to get good at “intelligent failure.”

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. Her latest book is called the Right Kind of Wrong. Her research examines psychological safety and teaming within and between organizations.

In this episode we talk about:

  • The problems of shame, perfectionism, and social media
  • How not to get caught up in analysis paralysis 
  • The importance of self-compassion and a growth mindset
  • The benefits of worrying with someone else
  • Why redundancy is your friend
  • How to discuss failure without assigning blame
  • Why accepting your smallness can be freeing
  • Taking the time to learn from failure
  • The cognitive framework: stop, challenge, and choose
  • How to have a healthier relationships with anxiety and failure
  • Creating a culture of psychological safety
  • Recognizing that not everybody in society has the same permission to take risks 

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Self-Compassion Ain’t Always Soft | Kristin Neff

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A Harvard Business School professor discusses how to get good at “intelligent failure.”

A Harvard Business School professor discusses how to get good at “intelligent failure.”

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School. Her latest book is called the Right Kind of Wrong. Her research examines psychological safety and teaming within and between organizations.

In this episode we talk about:

  • The problems of shame, perfectionism, and social media
  • How not to get caught up in analysis paralysis 
  • The importance of self-compassion and a growth mindset
  • The benefits of worrying with someone else
  • Why redundancy is your friend
  • How to discuss failure without assigning blame
  • Why accepting your smallness can be freeing
  • Taking the time to learn from failure
  • The cognitive framework: stop, challenge, and choose
  • How to have a healthier relationships with anxiety and failure
  • Creating a culture of psychological safety
  • Recognizing that not everybody in society has the same permission to take risks 

Related Episodes:

Self-Compassion Ain’t Always Soft | Kristin Neff

Sign up for Dan’s weekly newsletter here

Follow Dan on social: Instagram, TikTok

Ten Percent Happier online bookstore

Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

Our favorite playlists on: Anxiety, Sleep, Relationships, Most Popular Episodes

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/tph/podcast-episode/amy-edmondson-2023

Additional Resources:

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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