25 min listen
Failure is not a dirty word
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25 minutes
Released:
Jun 29, 2020
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Podcast episode
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“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts,” according to Winston Churchill.So when is a mistake a failure? How do we avoid failure becoming fatal and could failing actually be good for our careers? Psychologist Dr Rachael Sharman from Sunshine Coast University has studied failure and she has the answers. And Dr Paige Williams from the University of Melbourne explains why we need to become “anti-fragile” to help us fail better and get ahead at work, especially if you are a leader.BOOK: Becoming Anti-fragile by Dr Paige Williams
Released:
Jun 29, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode
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