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Ep.9: How to Embrace Failure as a Catalyst for Growth in a Workplace

Episode 933 min

Featured Guest

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Keith Cocking

Leadership Expert

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Key Takeaways

1

Fixed to growth mindset

How shifting from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset can unlock opportunities.

2

Generational differences in failure

The concerning trend of shame factories being created for younger generations.

3

Self-awareness and self-compassion

Practical strategies for cultivating a healthy relationship with failure.

4

Creating supportive cultures

How to build organizational cultures that celebrate learning from setbacks.

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Show Notes:

Guest: Keith Cocking

In this episode, host Alex Simmons talks with leadership expert Keith Cocking about the power of embracing failure. Keith shares his journey from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset and how this shift unlocked opportunities for growth.

The discussion explores generational differences in how failure is perceived, with Keith highlighting the concerning trend of "shame factories" being created for younger generations.

Keith offers practical strategies for cultivating a healthy relationship with failure, including self-awareness, self-compassion, and creating organizational cultures that celebrate learning from setbacks.

As an experienced coach, Keith provides insights into the role of curiosity in helping clients navigate failure and the need for clear expectations and infrastructure within organizations to support employee growth. The episode concludes with actionable tips for HR leaders to foster a culture that embraces failure as a catalyst for innovation and excellence.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:47 Keith's journey and leadership development

04:06 Becoming a coach

05:14 Personal experience with failure

11:11 How different generations embrace failure

14:02 Identifying personal relationship with failure

17:47 Practical tips for embracing failure

21:44 How can coaches help employees in embracing failure

23:33 Getting out of judgment mode

25:49 Setting clear expectations and building infrastructure for support

30:53 Elon Musk’s SpaceX failures

31:51 Practical tips for HR leaders

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