Includes bibliographical references and index.

Leverage the power of failure in your organization. Nobody wants to fail, but failure is a fact of life. Most of us treat it as a regrettable, even shameful, event best overlooked. In truth, failure can be a game-changing strategic resource that can help you and your organization achieve the greater success you crave.

What's in it for me? : your personal guided book tour -- part I. What : the facts and facets of failure. The other F word : "failure" is such a loaded word -- The gravity of failure and failure's gravity -- Defining failure : mistakes and unwelcome outcomes that matter -- Fear and memory : failure's force multipliers -- part II. When and where : how failure appears at different organizational phases. Start-ups : launching your venture in the land of failure -- Keep-ups : surviving and thriving after you meet payroll -- Grown-ups : dodging the oxymoron of "big company agility" -- part III. How : using the failure value cycle to advance your organization. The failure value cycle : seven stages where you can leverage or flunk failure -- Stage one -- respect : acknowledge the gravity of failure : your role -- straight talker -- Stage 2 -- rehearse : it's not just about fire drills : your role -- tenacious coach -- Stage three -- recognize : pick up the signals of failure earlier : your role -- watchful monitor -- Stage four -- react : deal with it! : your role -- team captain -- Stage five -- reflect : turn failure from a regret to a resource : your role -- inquisitive student -- Stage six -- rebound : retake the initiative : your role -- field general -- Stage seven -- remember : embed failure savvy in your culture : your role -- proud storyteller -- The failure value report card : a practical tool to help you put failure to work -- part IV. Now : put the other F word to work. Creating the failure-savvy organization -- Escape the gravity of failure : leading the fallible organization.

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