minefields offailures that need to be navigated in order to succeed. Wouldn't itbe great to have the insights to help you prevent from makingavoidable mistakes? Unfortunately, in business talking aboutmistakes can be taboo, and, at a certain level, learning fromfailure is not an option. Weinzimmer and McConoughey speak franklyabout the things that are difficult to talk about – theunvarnished truths necessary to become a successful leader.Based on a groundbreaking 7-year study of what almost 1000managers across 21 industries really think about lessons fromfailuresIncludes exclusive interview material from CEOs at a wide rangeof organizations, including major firms such as Caterpillar,Priceline.com, and Allstate; startups; and entrepreneurial smallbusinessesDrills down into failure to uncover the strategies thataspiring leaders need in order to avoid the most damning leadershipmistakes: unbalanced orchestration, drama management, and recklessvanityLearning from the mistakes of others is a necessary part of thejourney of effective leadership, and this book offers anindispensable guide to learning these powerfullessons—without paying the price of failure.

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