Chicke is the CEO of Solutionz Innovations. She spent the 1st half of her career working for industry leading travel distribution tech and telecom companies. And then, her story got really interesting. In this episode, we discuss: how to recover from a business failure;
reaching out to peers during a business crash; turning startup/bootstrapping pain into joy to forge ahead; rebuilding your team and business with internal and external value proposition.
Tag: failure
Manage Smarter 90: Recovering from a Career Crash-and-Burn
Why Your Past Organizational Changes Failed and How You Can Succeed This Time
“Leaders who want to avoid repeating past failures don’t tell anyone anything. They ask people to tell them if and how their plan for change feels different in an attempt to learn.”
19.5 Characteristics of Sales Career Failures
Winning at a career in sales is no exception. To ensure a win, you must take a proactive approach.
Are You Talking Enough About Your Failures?
Employees love a winning boss, right? Maybe. But, they also get tired of hearing about how successful the boss is.
What to Do Immediately After a Failure
Even the most successful salespeople fail sometimes. And, it’s those same successful salespeople who know how to handle each failure. While never welcome, failures can help your career—and are actually a good sign.
Embracing Failure as a Mentor: How it Impacts Your Employees
The great Winston Churchill once said that success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm. A true leader, therefore embracing failure, learns the lessons taught by setbacks and continues until they succeed.
Are We Willing to Fail?
Nobody wants to fail, but everybody will. The problem with many leaders is that they are not willing to fail.
People don’t fail. Oh, wait. Yes they do.
Ever hear the old saying, “Failure is an event, not a person.” That statement is half right. Failure is an event AND a person.
Why You Should Help Your Team Members Celebrate Failure
So the hotshot young coder you hired a few months ago came up with a new idea for a report that she was convinced would be a big hit with users. She made her case and the bottom line numbers looked good. She spent weeks on the project. The report has been available for a […]
It’s not failure. It’s failure to do your best.
I’m often asked, “Why do salespeople fail?” The answer is: They don’t fail. They fail to be their best. They fail to do their best. They fail to think their best. And they fail to take the best actions to help them succeed.
