A small mistake early in his career taught William Harvey how trust, safety, and leadership are built—or broken—in a single moment. Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake …
Gut-Checking Business Decisions: CEO Megan Gluth-Bohan on Learning from Pandemic Mistakes
What happens when fast, high-pressure decisions override instinct? Megan Gluth-Bohan, CEO of Catalynt Solutions, shares how pandemic-era business decisions became costly mistakes—and how pausing, …
Avoiding Costly HR and Leadership Mistakes with Tom Applegarth
What’s the real cost of getting a people decision wrong? HR veteran Tom Applegarth shares a million-dollar lesson about firing decisions, escalation failures, and how leaders can avoid mistakes that …
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Wendy Steele on Nonprofit Growth: Explaining the “What” Without the “Why”
What happens when a nonprofit grows fast—but the purpose behind the model isn’t clearly explained? Wendy Steele, founder of Impact100, reflects on an early leadership mistake that shaped how her …
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What Responsibility Really Means When Others Depend on You
What happens when a single mistake teaches you that others are counting on you? In this episode, Terry Iverson shares two formative mistakes—from high school athletics to the family manufacturing …
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Forcing Change on Others in the Workplace: Lee Houghton
Listen: Check out all episodes on the My Favorite Mistake main page. My guest for Episode #64 is Lee Houghton, coming to us from England. He's a business improvement coach — his company is …
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