Right Kind of Wrong Synopsis
Shortlisted for the Financial Times Business Book of the Year Award
This revolutionary book reveals how we get failure wrong - and how to get it right. We used to think of failure as a problem, to be avoided at all costs. Now, we're often told that failure is desirable - that we must 'fail fast, fail often'. The trouble is, neither approach distinguishes the good failures from the bad. As a result, we miss the opportunity to fail well.
Here, Amy Edmondson - the world's most influential organisational psychologist - reveals how we get failure wrong, and how to get it right. She draws on a lifetime's research into the science of 'psychological safety' to show that the most successful cultures are those in which you can fail openly, without your mistakes being held against you. She introduces the three archetypes of failure - simple, complex and intelligent - and explains how to harness the revolutionary potential of the good ones (and eliminate the bad). And she tells vivid stories ranging from the history of open heart surgery to the Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, all to ask a simple, provocative question: What if it is only by learning to fail that we can hope to truly succeed?
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9781847943767 |
| Publication date: |
7th September 2023 |
| Author: |
Amy Edmondson |
| Publisher: |
Cornerstone Press an imprint of Cornerstone |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Pagination: |
368 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Popular Science
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Amy Edmondson Press Reviews
'With great clarity and insight, Amy Edmondson shows us how we can make room for failure, recognizing that our emotions and personal needs are part of the solution. Right Kind of Wrong will inspire you to do your boldest work.' -- Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar and author of CREATIVITY, INC.
'A masterclass in navigating, and even seeking out, the inevitable failures that pave the way to success. The incomparable Amy Edmondson shows us how to see failures as beginnings rather than endings - and how to create the conditions for failing well. Comprehensive, clear, and full of real-world examples, a must-read for performers and leaders alike.' --
'Right Kind of Wrong is packed with Amy Edmondson's relentless wisdom and warmth, and above all, proven solutions that will help you build teams and companies where we fallible humans can thrive.' -- Robert Sutton, Stanford professor
'Absolutely outstanding . . . Full of really careful research, a pleasure to read, incredibly fluently written, full of interesting stories . . . This is the real deal.' -- Tim Harford, Financial Times
About Amy Edmondson
Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School. Renowned for her world-leading research into the concept of psychological safety, Edmondson has been named by Thinkers50 as the most influential management thinker in the world. Her work has been covered by the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Washington Post, Financial Times, Psychology Today and Harvard Business Review, and been drawn upon by companies including Google and Microsoft. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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