Three Honest Stories of Failure & Lessons Learned | Anschuetz on Leadership

The Big Themes:


Balancing conflicting responsibilities: Christian's first
story takes place during an operation by the Marine Corps when he
was a young platoon commander.

Reflecting and preparing for big life changes: The second
lesson Christian learned came to him after he left active duty,
and was struggling with the loss of community and camaraderie.

Staying vulnerable and open to input: Lastly, Christian
recounts a period in his business career when he got himself
trapped in tunnel-vision on a project—and the results were quite
bad.



The Big Quote: "I don't always want people to hold my hands. When
I make a mistake, sometimes I want somebody to go, you made a
mistake. There's something really powerful about direct and even
near-immediate feedback, when delivered with good intent, with
the purpose of correcting something that maybe needed to be
corrected."


 


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