Failure is Part of Success

Failure is Part of Success
(c) Copyright 2006 by Gerald Czarnecki - All Rights reserved

Businessweek writer Stacy Perman interviewed Nicholas Hall
for an article on June 22, 2005 entitled "Failure is Part of
Success". Hall, an entrepreneur from California, contends
that failure is an integral part of the journey toward
success and even started a website that is all about
failure: Startupfailures.com. An excerpt from Perman's
interview with Hall highlights an important concept in
leadership:

Q: What can you learn from failure that you can't from
success?
A: Nobody wants to be a failure. At the same time, there's
no better education for an entrepreneur than failure. You
can go to Harvard or Stanford, but that's not where you get
your education. That's where you build relationships, but
it's not what teaches you to have whatever it takes to get
through whatever you need to go through to build a startup.

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No one wants to fail. This is true for every leader who
really cares about the job of leading associates to success.
However, the fear of failure should be mitigated by actively
seeking out the support, advice and wisdom of others. There
are an abundance of options to improve the chances that you
will succeed in your role: a more senior mentor within the
organization; a professional development coach or trainer;
books, seminars and workshops for leaders. If you arm
yourself with support, the chances of failure are much less.
And when you do fail, you will have the support system in
place to bounce back and redirect your efforts on the road
to success.

Gerry Czarnecki promotes excellence in leadership through
activities as an author, public speaker & consultant. He
also trains boards of directors in corporate governance best
practices. For leadership books & programs go to
www.the-czar.com; for his business consulting & governance
training visit www.deltennium.com