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TED Talk – Astro Teller
The unexpected benefit of celebrating failure
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That said, try not to be too
overawed by seniority. “It can be
easy to get tongue-tied and not
know what to say,” Gibbings says.
“Remember, they’re a person
just like you. Be interested – be
interested in them, be interested
in what they have to offer, and
make a connection.”
4. TAKING A RISK AND FAILING
Even the most successful
business leaders experience
failure at some point in their
career. Just ask Richard Branson
about the unsuccessful Virgin
Brides, or Twitter-founder Evan
Williams about Odeo, his podcast
platform that tanked soon after
its 2005 launch.
“Throughout your career, you’re
always going to find moments
where something’s not worked,
or you feel like you’ve failed,”
says Gibbings.
How we frame these failures
determines whether they have
a positive or negative effect over
time. “Are you saying to yourself,
‘I’m a failure’, or are you saying to
yourself, ‘I haven’t been successful
this time’?”
Approaching a failure with a
growth mindset can transform a
setback into an opportunity. Listen
to feedback, analyse what went
wrong and learn from the experience,
suggests Gibbings, and others will
take note of your resilience.
“What you’re demonstrating
to the leaders around you is, ‘that
person’s adaptable, they’re willing
to learn, they’re willing to do
things they’ve never done before’
– all important attributes from a
career perspective.”
“When feedback is
provided with good
intent and is grounded
in relevant experience,
then it is incredibly
important.”
MICHELLE GIBBINGS, WORKPLACE EXPERT
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