10 Steps great leaders take when things go wrong

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STEPS
10
GREAT LEADERS
TAKE WHEN THINGS
GO WRONG

The only real mistake is the one
from which we learn nothing.
– HENRY FORD

The only real mistake is the one
from which we learn nothing.
– HENRY FORD
At the end of the day, it’s how you embrace you...

GREAT LEADERS ACCEPT
THAT FAILURE IS INEVITABLE.
1

ACCEPTING THAT
FAILURE IS PART OF THE
PROCESS WILL MOTIVATE
YOU TO TAKE MORE RISKS
AND TRY HARDER.
1

ACCEPTING THAT
FAILURE IS PART OF THE
PROCESS WILL MOTIVATE
YOU TO TAKE MORE RISKS
AND TRY HARDER.
Bill Gates dropped out ...

ACCEPTING THAT
FAILURE IS PART OF THE
PROCESS WILL MOTIVATE
YOU TO TAKE MORE RISKS
AND TRY HARDER.
Bill Gates dropped out ...

GREAT LEADERS
CONFRONT FAILURE.
2

FROM A YOUNG AGE WE
ARE TAUGHT THAT MAKING
MISTAKES IS BAD.
2

FROM A YOUNG AGE WE
ARE TAUGHT THAT MAKING
MISTAKES IS BAD.
Painful memories of past failures trigger negative
emotions li...

FROM A YOUNG AGE WE
ARE TAUGHT THAT MAKING
MISTAKES IS BAD.
Painful memories of past failures trigger negative
emotions li...

FROM A YOUNG AGE WE
ARE TAUGHT THAT MAKING
MISTAKES IS BAD.
Painful memories of past failures trigger negative
emotions li...

GREAT LEADERS
ARE VULNERABLE.
3

SUCCESSFUL
LEADERS NEVER
HIDE THE FACT THAT
THEY MAKE MISTAKES.
3

SUCCESSFUL
LEADERS NEVER
HIDE THE FACT THAT
THEY MAKE MISTAKES.
OPEN UP TO YOUR TEAM
WHEN YOU GET IT WRONG
3

SUCCESSFUL
LEADERS NEVER
HIDE THE FACT THAT
THEY MAKE MISTAKES.
OPEN UP TO YOUR TEAM
WHEN YOU GET IT WRONG
Create an envir...

SUCCESSFUL
LEADERS NEVER
HIDE THE FACT THAT
THEY MAKE MISTAKES.
OPEN UP TO YOUR TEAM
WHEN YOU GET IT WRONG
Create an envir...

GREAT LEADERS
FAIL FORWARD.
4

4
THOMAS EDISON SAID,
I have not failed. I’ve just
found 10,000 ways
that won’t work

4
THOMAS EDISON SAID,
I have not failed. I’ve just
found 10,000 ways
that won’t work
Change your perspective.

4
THOMAS EDISON SAID,
I have not failed. I’ve just
found 10,000 ways
that won’t work
Change your perspective.
See your fai...

4
WRITE DOWN
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTES OR STORIES
ABOUT LEADERS

4
WRITE DOWN
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTES OR STORIES
ABOUT LEADERS
who failed before they became successful.

4
WRITE DOWN
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTES OR STORIES
ABOUT LEADERS
who failed before they became successful.
• Stick them up in you...

4
WRITE DOWN
MOTIVATIONAL
QUOTES OR STORIES
ABOUT LEADERS
who failed before they became successful.
• Stick them up in you...

GREAT LEADERS
RECOVER FAST.
5

WHEN SOMETHING GOES
WRONG, PEOPLE WILL
INEVITABLY SEEK CONTEXT.
5

WHEN SOMETHING GOES
WRONG, PEOPLE WILL
INEVITABLY SEEK CONTEXT.
THE BEST LEADERS DO NOT LET THE
BURDEN OF THE BLAME GET TO...

WHEN SOMETHING GOES
WRONG, PEOPLE WILL
INEVITABLY SEEK CONTEXT.
THE BEST LEADERS DO NOT LET THE
BURDEN OF THE BLAME GET TO...

WHEN SOMETHING GOES
WRONG, PEOPLE WILL
INEVITABLY SEEK CONTEXT.
THE BEST LEADERS DO NOT LET THE
BURDEN OF THE BLAME GET TO...

GREAT LEADERS
FIGHT BACK.
6

6
35% OF OUSTED CEOS
6

6
35% OF OUSTED CEOS
returned to an active executive role within two years of departure,
but 43% effectively ended their c...

6
35% OF OUSTED CEOS
returned to an active executive role within two years of departure,
but 43% effectively ended their c...

6
35% OF OUSTED CEOS
returned to an active executive role within two years of departure,
but 43% effectively ended their c...

6
35% OF OUSTED CEOS
returned to an active executive role within two years of departure,
but 43% effectively ended their c...

6
35% OF OUSTED CEOS
returned to an active executive role within two years of departure,
but 43% effectively ended their c...

6
35% OF OUSTED CEOS
returned to an active executive role within two years of departure,
but 43% effectively ended their c...

GREAT LEADERS
MAKE TOUGH CHOICES.
7

7
YOU ARE WISER
BECAUSE OF YOUR
FAILURES.

7
YOU ARE WISER
BECAUSE OF YOUR
FAILURES.
Weigh up the worth of your mistake and decide
whether it’s worth fighting for or...

7
DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO MOVE
FORWARD. TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.

7
DEVELOP A STRATEGY TO MOVE
FORWARD. TRUST YOUR INSTINCTS.
Akio Morito co-founded Sony. The first product they sold was a...

GREAT LEADERS
REALISE THEIR
RESPONSIBILITY.
8

8
APPRECIATE THE DUTY YOU HAVE AS A
LEADER TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY.

8
APPRECIATE THE DUTY YOU HAVE AS A
LEADER TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY.
Great leaders have a profound impact on others.
.

8
APPRECIATE THE DUTY YOU HAVE AS A
LEADER TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY.
Great leaders have a profound impact on others.
HOW ARE ...

8
APPRECIATE THE DUTY YOU HAVE AS A
LEADER TO OVERCOME ADVERSITY.
Great leaders have a profound impact on others.
HOW ARE ...

GREAT LEADERS
TAKE ONE FOR THE TEAM.
9

SOMETIMES YOUR
TEAM WILL WANT TO
MAKE RISKY DECISIONS
9

SOMETIMES YOUR
TEAM WILL WANT TO
MAKE RISKY DECISIONS
- the kind that could achieve great success or
could go horribly wro...

SOMETIMES YOUR
TEAM WILL WANT TO
MAKE RISKY DECISIONS
- the kind that could achieve great success or
could go horribly wro...

SOMETIMES YOUR
TEAM WILL WANT TO
MAKE RISKY DECISIONS
- the kind that could achieve great success or
could go horribly wro...

GREAT LEADERS KNOW
WHEN TO TAKE A STEP BACK.
10

IT’S REFLECTION
TIME AGAIN.
10

IT’S REFLECTION
TIME AGAIN.
Take a step back and consider the failures
you identified, the lessons learnt and the
opportun...

IT’S REFLECTION
TIME AGAIN.
Take a step back and consider the failures
you identified, the lessons learnt and the
opportun...

IT’S REFLECTION
TIME AGAIN.
Take a step back and consider the failures
you identified, the lessons learnt and the
opportun...

ONE FINAL PIECE OF INSPIRATION:

ONE FINAL PIECE OF INSPIRATION:
Only those who dare to fail greatly can
ever achieve greatly.
– ROBERT F. KENNEDY

How will you use today’s failure
for tomorrow’s success?

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