Human-Centered Leadership Strategist | CEO & Founder of The Limitless Leader | Forbes Contributor | DA Top 100 Education Influencers | Senior Fellow at HMH | Author | Keynote Speaker
Wednesday’s schedule was airtight. I had checked the weather, confirmed my meetings, and mapped out my day. Every minute accounted for to complete all my tasks & still get home in plenty of time before the snow started. Then, I made a mistake. I miscalculated the timing to get across town after a breakfast meeting. A crucial appointment had to be rescheduled, and suddenly, my day was in flux. So, I sat. In my car. Heat on. Watching snowflakes rewrite my plans. And I had a thought: What if we treated our own mistakes the way we treat weather disruptions? When snow falls, we don’t see it as failure. We adapt. We adjust. We find a new way forward. But when a leader makes a misstep, the narrative shifts. Mistakes become liabilities. Proof of incompetence rather than catalysts for innovation. That mindset is beyond outdated. Mistakes aren’t the enemy of progress—they are the architects of it. In my latest Forbes article, I break down how EdTech leaders can rebrand mistakes as fuel for innovation. Because real leadership isn’t about avoiding missteps—it’s about learning to pivot with power and deep intention. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eKznrzu4 Then tell me—what’s one mistake that made you a better leader? Save + share with another Limitless Leader! #bealimitlessleader #humancenteredleadership #leadershipcoach #leadershipdevelopment #keynotespeaker #limitlessmindset
This is so great! As leaders we “beat ourselves up” for every mistake- they seem so public. But it’s not making a mistake or having failure- it’s what you do as a result… how you pivot, how you learn from it! or what next action you take. And maybe, more importantly that action is as you say, just letting it be. Like the weather. Accepting it for what it is and moving forward in a positive way. Love this grace. Thanks for sharing!
That skin 😍
Very informative
“Not what I intended but this is what I learned!” Is really ok to say to move beyond today’s glitch.
Consultant. Retired Administrator. Licensed NASM Personal Trainer.
5dI also think our leadership culture has made it hard to publicly (and sometimes emphatically) say ‘here is the mistake I made, here is why’. Being vulnerable takes courage but it is how we learn.