Posts Tagged ‘ business ’

Why Failure is FANTASTIC!

Jul 6th, 2010 | By Martha Carnahan | Category: Business Leaders, Leadership Presence

“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”  ~Thomas A. Edison
I know you’ve heard this many times, but it bears repeating: Failure = Opportunity to Learn.
A device I use to remember this comes from a story I heard many years ago during a coach training class. We had just been taught [...]



Are You Really Ready for the Economic UPturn?

Oct 12th, 2009 | By Martha Carnahan | Category: Business Leaders, Inspired Teams

Here’s a startling thought:  “It’s tougher recovering from a downturn than being in a downturn.”
This statement was made by Ira Jackson, Dean of Claremont’s Drucker School of Management, who was participating at the World Business Forum last week (Oct 6-7 in New York). The Wall Street Journal put together the video below, highlighting top management [...]