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Investing can be a roller-coaster of highs and lows, and the investors detailed here reveal just how low it can go; stories from Warren Buffet, Bill Ackman, Chris Sacca, Jack Bogle, Mark Twain, John Maynard Keynes, and many more illustrate the simple but overlooked concept that investing is really hard, whether you're managing a few thousand dollars or a few billion. Failures and losses are part of the game. Much more than just anecdotal diversion, these stories set the basis for the book's critical focus: learning from mistakes.

If you have ever flown in an airplane, used electricity from a nuclear power plant, or taken an antibiotic, you have benefited from a brilliant mistake. Each of these life-changing innovations was the result of many missteps and an occasional brilliant insight that turned a mistake into a surprising portal of discovery. In Brilliant Mistakes, Paul Schoemaker, founder and chairman of Decision Strategies International, shares critical insights on the surprising benefits of making well-chosen mistakes.

Whether you're rolling out a new product from a city-view office or rolling up your sleeves to deliver a social service in the field, learning why and how to embrace failure can help you do better faster. Smart leaders, entrepreneurs, and change agents design their innovation projects with a key idea in mind: ensure that every failure is maximally useful. In Fail Better, Anjali Sastry and Kara Penn show how to create the conditions, culture, and habits to systematically, ruthlessly, and quickly figure out what works in three steps.

Mistakes That Made Me A Millionaire isn't just Kim's third book—it's her manifesto to success. Packed with never-before-revealed stories, this treasure trove of advice, secrets, and wisdom is truly worth its weight in gold. Learn what most entrepreneurs will never tell you. Avoid the mistakes that cost Kim millions to learn, but will only cost you the price of this book.

Becoming a CEO is a high-stakes moment, whether it's your first, second, or third time in the seat. What you say and how you act in your early days as CEO sets the tone for how you'll be perceived for years to come. Yet, until now, few CEOs have shared their stories on what worked, what didn't, and what they wish they'd done differently. In The New CEO, Dr. Ty Wiggins, an experienced leadership advisor specializing in CEO transitions, explains how to land well as a new CEO, accelerate your impact, and unlock the most affirming experience of your career.

A "brilliant, fun, and wise" (Cass R. Sunstein) tour of nine common business decision-making traps - and practical tools for avoiding them - from a professor of strategic thinking.

In Why Smart Executives Fail, Sydney Finkelstein uncovers - with startling clarity and unassailable documentation - the causes regularly responsible for major business breakdowns. Why Smart Executives Fail relates the stories of great business disasters and demonstrates that there are specific, identifiable ways in which many businesses regularly make themselves vulnerable to failure.

Are you paid what you deserve by your clients? This book will save you a fortune - and maybe even make you a fortune. Using proven strategies that can be applied to your business today, it will help you discover: how to confidently hold your price, how to say "no" to clients while improving your relationship, how to negotiate higher fees and prices, and how to handle unrealistic timescales and budgets. Why Do Smart People Make Such Stupid Mistakes? is a practical negotiation guide to more profitable client relationships for marketing and communication agencies, sales teams, and professional service people.

In Mistakes over Failure, Dr. Christine Crawford and Debby Carreau – joined by fellow YPO members as guests – highlight the missteps, breakthroughs and deep commitment to learning that CEOs experience while building and leading their businesses.Discover who is shaping today’s business landscape, the lessons they’ve learned and shared along the way, and how they are creating lasting impact as leaders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you responsible for making marketing decisions for your company? Don't make the same mistakes that have cost other companies big! My Biggest Marketing Mistake shines a spotlight on one of the most undervalued aspects of marketing: when it fails. Join Kacy Maxwell, CMO for Provisions Group with over 17 years of marketing experience, as he sits down with CEOs as they unpack their greatest and most costly marketing fails and how they ultimately made them better leaders. These powerful stories cover key problems facing most businesses, including: - How should I position my company? - What ...

Learn through the jaw dropping stories of the biggest business mistakes and lessons from the most successful Entrepreneurs. Bypass the glitz and glam highlight reel and get the real messy truths of what it actually takes to grow a business. Welcome to the Big Business Mistakes podcast hosted by Brandon & Kaelin Poulin. Your hosts, Brandon & Kaelin Poulin, bootstrapped their most recent company LadyBoss to over $200 Million in revenues before selling the brand at 29 & 32 years old. Brandon & Kaelin are now the Founders and Managing Partners of Enterprise CEO: The Entrepreneur's Advisory and ...

Welcome to the world's number one podcast on Marketing Mistakes by Prohibition PR. This podcast is specifically for senior marketers determined to grow their brands by learning from real-world screw ups.Each week, join hosts Chris Norton and Will Ockenden, seasoned PR professionals with over 45 years of combined experience, as they candidly explore the marketing failures most marketers would rather forget. Featuring insightful conversations with industry-leading marketing experts and value-packed solo episodes, the show tries to uncover the valuable lessons from genuine marketing disasters and...

You’ve heard of the saying “Learn From Your Mistakes” well we think it’s even better to learn from other people’s so that you can avoid making them. Each month on “My Biggest Sales Enablement Mistake”, we will be joined by a sales enabler who will share a part of their journey that has not gone to plan but has taught them some valuable lessons.

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Are you struggling to make enough money in your business? Feeling unsure about why you even started your business in the first place? In this podcast, Eric Edmeades provides a roadmap to success, offering valuable guidance to avoid or fix costly mistakes commonly made by both new and experienced business owners. With his extensive experience as a keynote speaker, author, and serial entrepreneur, Eric has shared the stage with renowned thought leaders like Tony Robbins, Sir Richard Branson, and former President Bill Clinton. Having spent over 10,000 hours on stage, Eric has developed ...

Dive into the mistakes made by the go-to-market leaders in both Sales and Marketing have made throughout their careers, what they learned from them and how those mistakes helped them get to where they are today.

Mistakes That Made Me is the podcast that asks extraordinary business owners to share their biggest business mistake – so you know what NOT to do on your road to success.Join Eman Ismail as she chats to some of the smartest minds in business about how to push through failure and accept it as an important and necessary part of building a business.Because it turns out: your biggest business mistake often leads to your biggest lesson and then your biggest blessing.

Here are fast and proven methods to recognize and correct the nearly two dozen common mistakes that can stand in the way of a successful management career. Discover the "hidden" blunders you may be unknowingly making—and correct them with this sure-fire program that helps you recognize even the hardest-to-acknowledge misstep and discover everything you'll need to excel as a manager.

Welcome to "Learn From My Mistake", the podcast for real estate investors and business owners. Join us as we explore the mistakes and lessons learned from industry leaders to help you improve your business. From failed deals to unexpected challenges, our guests share their candid experiences to help you avoid common pitfalls and grow your business. Tune in each week for valuable insights and actionable strategies to help you succeed in the ever-changing world of real estate and business. Don't repeat their mistakes, learn from them. Subscribe and listen to our podcast today!

This book provides young leaders or future high-potentials the guidance needed for how to deal with the challenges of leading teams in modern organizations. Understanding the power of strengths-based leadership using clear two-way communication and, in particular, identifying with one’s own leadership philosophy are central themes in this book. It highlights the typical mistakes made by first-time leaders and offers theoretical and practical advice to deal with the difficulties of management.