I recently read an article in which a leader said,"If I have an art form of leadership, it is to make as many mistakes as quickly as I can in order to learn."
Real leaders like Orrin Woodward don't view failure as something irrevocably negative. They feel free to press on and try something new. They believe that something useful can be learned and try something more likely to work.
The people I know who try so hard to avoid failure (and sadly, it is the majority) rob themselves of the opportunity to grow. What a pity!
Leadership requires bravery. Thanks Orrin, for being brave enough to make a lot of mistakes quickly and intelligent enough to learn from every one of them.
Posted by OrrinWoodward
at 1:04 AM EST