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My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 338: I Made a Marine Cry: Leadership, Authority, and Learning from Mistakes | Olaolu Ogunyemi

What happens when a leader realizes their approach caused real harm? In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, U.S. Marine Corps officer and leadership mentor Olaolu Ogunyemi shares a defining …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 10: When Diesel Ends Up Where It Shouldn’t — Mistake of the Week:

Most of us pull up to a gas pump on autopilot—until something goes wrong. In this Mistake of the Week, host Mark Graban looks at a real-world systems failure that …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 337: Ray Zinn: Why Repeating the Same Mistake Is the Real Failure in Leadership

Ray Zinn—longtime CEO of Micrel Semiconductor and the longest-serving CEO of a publicly traded company in Silicon Valley history—doesn’t believe the real problem is making mistakes. He believes the real …

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My Favorite Mistake — 336: Undercharging for Consulting: Amy Rasdal on Fear, Pricing, and Knowing Your Worth

What happens when you know your value—but say a lower number anyway? In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban is joined by Amy Rasdal, founder of Billable at …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 9: Releasing the Wrong Body Is Not Just “Human Error” – Mistake of the Week

A devastating hospital mistake in Glasgow was described by leaders as “human error,” even as they acknowledged that “very rigorous processes” were not followed. In this episode of The Mistake …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 335: How Buying an Oil Tanker Became My Favorite Mistake — Kevin Hipes

What happens when a business deal looks solid on paper—but falls apart in real life? Episode page with video, links, and more My guest for Episode #335 of the My …

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My Favorite Mistake — 7: “But I Wore the Juice”: The True Story That Inspired the Dunning–Kruger Effect | Mistake of the Week

What does a failed bank robbery have to do with one of the most cited ideas in psychology? More than you might expect. In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 334: Choosing Engineering When I Was Wired for People (Angie Callen)

Episode Page Angie Callen — founder of Career Bend, host of No More Mondays, and author of Scary Good: Discovering Life Beyond the Sunday Scaries — shares why choosing engineering …

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My Favorite Mistake — 1: The HR Tool That Accidentally Fired Everyone – Mistake of the Week

In this week’s Mistake of the Week, a company’s HR team accidentally sent a mass termination email to the entire workforce — including the CEO. The culprit was an offboarding …

My Favorite Mistake

My Favorite Mistake — 333: Startup Mistakes That Linger: Jason Sherman on Co-Founders, Smart Money, and MVP Learning

In this episode of My Favorite Mistake, Mark Graban talks with Jason Sherman, an entrepreneur, startup advisor, and educator, about the early startup mistakes that quietly shape everything that follows. …

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