Observations/Reflections: On Leadership and Failure
Status: Dictated but Not Reviewed
Published: 08/20/2010
Written: 03/22/2010
Dictated By: Flint McGlaughlin

One of the key roles of the leader is to model failure. If the leader models failure properly, he leads the way for his own people to fail successfully. The leader who models failure can demonstrate how one can admit their mistake, and incorporate them into the larger cycle of a success. It is important that the leader does not maintain the illusion that he always succeeds. No one always succeeds. He must make it possible for his team to fail in a way that delivers a positive outcome.