We must fail in order to succeed. We know it's true in theory - but what does it mean in practice?
This book reveals the methods that the world's most successful people use to embrace, overcome and learn from failure - and turn it into the fuel of their successes.
Drawing on hundreds of hours of conversations with millionaires, entrepreneurs and CEOs, Dougal Shaw tells the stories of their worst mistakes and lowest moments, and outlines their key lessons. Discover how to harness play, apply creativity, integrate feedback and learn to let go - along with the cutting-edge research that explains why these methods work. Packed with practical insight and real-life stories, this book shows how anyone can turn failure into success - and what that actually means.
'Shaw has a knack for capturing what makes bosses tick in a way which is always illuminating and surprising' THE TIMES
- 257 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
About this book
Table of contents
- Cover
- About the Author
- Advance praise for Fail Smarter
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction: Failure Is Inevitable, So Why Pretend Otherwise?
- Lesson 1: Accept Failure Hurts Tales of Rock-Bottom Rebound
- Lesson 2: Don’t Ruminate On Grit, Agility and Ambition
- Lesson 3: Remember: Failure Is Feedback Embracing Failure as a Process
- Lesson 4: Fail Like a Creative Grant Yourself Permission to Play
- Lesson 5: Hear What You Don’t Want To On Owning Your Flaws and Learning from Them
- Lesson 6: Build a Fail-Smart Culture On Blazing a (Fail) Trail
- Lesson 7: Fail Smarter, Again What Success Looks Like
- References
- Acknowledgements
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Publisher
Profile BooksYear
2026Topic
BusinessSubtopic
Business BiographieseBook ISBN
9781805224631
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