The Fortunes of Failure
Coming through hard times, and what we can learn.
Grow Teachers
In 1913 Maria Montessori filled Carnegie Hall. Within a decade her American movement had faded. She learned that a method lives through the people trained to use it, and spent the rest of her life training them.
Write Down Why
Ray Dalio was wrong in public, then he wrote down why. In 1982 he predicted a collapse that never came, lost nearly everything and turned the mistake into a system for learning.
Keep the Recipe
Milton Hershey went broke more than once and kept what he learned. His failed candy businesses gave him a recipe, the nerve to try again, and later a reason to build a school.
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You Told Her She Isn’t Ready. Now She’s Pulling Away.
A development conversation went badly, and one of your best people has gone quiet. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
You Have Feedback for Tom. When Do You Give It?
A colleague complains about one of your best people, and his development conversation is two weeks away. Make your call, see what it sets in motion, then compare your path with our AI and the research.
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Leaders who build other leaders, Rembrandt's workshop, a quiz on learning and leadership and fresh science on coaching and AI.