Fail Smarter (Paperback)
Lessons from the Best on Turning Setbacks into Breakthroughs
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Learn from others' mistakes with this enjoyable, immersive and practical guide
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
Fail Smarter (Ebook)
Lessons from the Best on Turning Setbacks into Breakthroughs
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Learn from others' mistakes with this enjoyable, immersive and practical guide
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
Fail Smarter (Audiobook)
Lessons from the Best on Turning Setbacks into Breakthroughs
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Learn from others' mistakes with this enjoyable, immersive and practical guide
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
Reviews for Fail Smarter
GREG JACKSON, CEO of Octopus Energy
MARCIA KILGORE, founder of FitFlop and Beauty Pie
KATIE PRESCOTT, technology business editor The Times
TIMO BOLDT, founder and CEO of Gousto
PROFESSOR AMY EDMONDSON, Harvard Business School and author of Right Kind of Wrong
CHRIS HIRST, author No Bullsh*t Leadership
JOANNA JENSEN, founder of Childs Farm and author Making Business Child’s Play
GAVIN ESLER, author Britain Is Better Than This
GREG JACKSON, CEO of Octopus Energy
KATIE PRESCOTT, technology business editor at The Times
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Gavin Esler, broadcaster and author of How Britain Ends and Lessons from the Top
Sharon Davies, CEO of Young Enterprise
Joanna Jensen, founder of Childs Farm and author of Making Business Child’s Play
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