The Mistakes That Make Us: Learning, Leadership, and Improvement
TL;DR: Mistakes don’t define organizations—how leaders respond to them does.
The Mistakes That Make Us explores how individuals, teams, and organizations can learn from errors instead of hiding them, blaming people, or repeating the same failures. This archive brings together posts, podcast episodes, giveaways, translations, and events connected to the book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation.
Across industries including healthcare, manufacturing, aviation, and technology, these posts examine psychological safety, leadership behavior, system design, and the conditions that make learning possible. The focus is not on avoiding mistakes at all costs—but on responding to them in ways that build trust, capability, and continuous improvement.
For leaders, this collection reinforces a simple truth: mistakes are inevitable, but learning is a choice.
