My Favorite Mistake, by Mark Graban
When a CEO tells Linda Galindo he wants his team to be more accountable, her answer is blunt: “Then you’re the problem.” Linda is an accountability speaker, executive coach, and …
In 2016, CPA Tyler McBroom had a call on the calendar to discuss partnering with Tony Robbins’ accounting alliance. It was set for 10:30 PM his time, because the other …
Grant Harris teaches leaders to fix the process, not the people. Then he created the friction he helps clients remove, and it cost him a speaking deal. A cold inbound …
Her attorney and accountant told her not to buy the dental practice, then quit when she did. The appraisal came in at about 5% of the asking price. Dr. Jen …
Eric Dingler and his wife met every week to review the numbers in their business. When they moved to Costa Rica, they paused that meeting for what was supposed to …
Stephanie Mitchell came back from vacation and got called into the C-suite. They wanted her to run the hospital laboratory temporarily. She was an ICU nurse who had moved into …
Dr. Jonathan Thorp spent a career building systems, methods, and models that made work more functional. His mistake was assuming that creating the value was where the work stopped. Promoting …
Susan von Seggern handed the finances to her business partner and stopped looking at them. Then she decided their Los Angeles PR agency should open a New York office — …
Steve Montague had been flying for the airline about two years when he decided to let his captain be wrong. He was paired with a captain who shut him down …
Michael Chaleff took a year between the Navy and law school and spent it working as a restaurant magician — walking up to strangers who had been drinking, interrupting conversations …
