What if the career decision you still question ended up saving lives? In this episode, Gina Mundy reflects on a motherhood-career crossroads—and how staying in high-stakes childbirth law ultimately …
CEO Alisa Applewhite: Hiring Family in Business, Emotional Decisions, and Hard Lessons
What happens when compassion and family loyalty collide with business reality? Healthcare CEO Alisa Applewhite shares how making hiring decisions based on emotion became her favorite mistake—and how …
Navigating Medical Career Pitfalls and Addressing Burnout with Dr. Susan Landers
What happens when a career decision that feels like a mistake turns out to be the right move—and burnout still finds you years later? Dr. Susan Landers shares hard-earned lessons from decades in …
Celebrating Errors for Success: Ward Vuillemot on Customer Behavior, Psychological Safety, and Learning Culture
What if mistakes weren’t something to hide—but something to celebrate? Ward Vuillemot shares how a product misstep at Amazon and a simple observation about customer behavior reshaped his thinking …
The Double-Edged Sword of Transparency: Dr. Richard Winters on the Risks of Sharing Billing Data with Physicians
What happens when transparency backfires? Dr. Richard Winters shares a leadership moment at Mayo Clinic where good intentions around openness created unexpected tension—and the lessons that reshaped …
Striking the Balance: Professor John Grout on Preventing Mistakes and Learning from Them
What if making a mistake early is actually the smartest strategy? Professor John Grout explains how low-cost failures, experimentation, and mistake-proofing can turn errors into powerful …