Took a few minutes today to listen to The Cranky Middle Manager podcast featuring Erik Van Slyke on Embracing Failure. I think you ought to take a few minutes an listen to the podcast as it points to IT and how we think we have to be "perfect". Mr. Van Slyke points to research done by Carol Dweck on the two mindsets that people get into, the Fixed mindset and the Growth mindset.
Fixed mindset people often point fingers and feel that what ever happened is "beyond" the control they have. When we point fingers, we give up the opportunity to learn, to respond and react. We allow others to control our fate.
We all know that it is an adaptive world. Unexpected things are going to happen. The Growth mindset does not believe that talent is genetic and that effort and learning make everything possible. This allows you to set aside your ego and gives you the chance to work hard and learn as you go.
Failure will happen. The world is an imperfect place. Finger pointing is a political process. Being perfect rarely counts. What counts is the process of perfecting. The process of perfecting show that we are able to respond quickly. It shows we use collaboration and leverage what we got to make stuff work.
Be collaborative. Learn to love the process of perfecting. Embrace Failure!
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