The Mistakes That Make Us

Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation

De: Mark Graban

Narrado por: Mark Graban

2025 Recipient of the Shingo Publication Award!

Turn Mistakes into Triumphs: How to Cultivate a Culture of Learning and Innovation"The Mistakes That Make Us is a brilliant treatment of this topic that helps us frame mistakes properly, detach them from fear, and see them as expectations, not exceptions. This book's ultimate contribution is helping us realize that creating a culture of productive mistake-making accelerates learning, confidence, and success."—Timothy R. Clark, PhD, author of The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety

In The Mistakes That Make Us, Mark Graban, author of the bestselling Lean Hospitals, shares stories and insights from his popular podcast, My Favorite Mistake, to teach leaders and teams how to create a culture of continuous improvement where mistakes are seen as opportunities for growth.

Drawing on interviews with over 200 successful entrepreneurs, executives, and thought leaders, Graban reveals how to transform mistakes into breakthroughs and cultivate a workplace where employees feel safe to experiment, innovate, and take risks.

This book will help you:

Overcome the fear of failure that paralyzes action and stifles creativity

Build a psychologically safe environment where employees can speak up without fear of punishment

Develop a growth mindset that embraces challenges and sees setbacks as learning opportunitiesImplement practical tools and techniques for preventing mistakes, identifying root causes, and driving continuous improvement

Create a culture of rewarded vulnerability that fosters trust, collaboration, and innovation

The Mistakes That Make Us is an essential guide for any leader who wants to create a high-performing organization that thrives on learning and innovation. It's a must-listen for anyone who wants to unlock the power of mistakes and achieve extraordinary results.

Buy The Mistakes That Make Us today and start turning your mistakes into your biggest advantage!

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Graban has done it again

Graban has taken an uncomfortable topic and examined it in a fresh nonjudgmental way. He has weaved some of the most important l themes of business today, process improvement, psychological safety, growth mindset (to name a few), via the understanding, accepting, and ultimately improving from mistakes. We all make mistakes. What we do with them defines who we will become.Worthwhile and easy read.

A must-read book for all MBA students

My biggest mistake was not reading this book sooner!

The author has tapped into a cultural problem that I have encountered multiples times in Corporate America. Most organizations avoid acknowledging and learning from mistakes. In this book, Graban drills down on the numerous benefits that can be realized when we take the time to learn from our mistakes in a positive way. I really appreciate his emphasis on the need to cultivate the right culture. I think all manager and future managers should read this book.

Mistakes, Psychological Safety, and Improvement

This is an inspiring book about mistakes. It isn't just stories from the mistakes podcasts that the author produces, but more importantly it is about why people make mistakes, and the culture necessary to turn those mistakes into learning and improvement opportunities. This can only happen in the right kind of culture, and the book explores how to build that culture. I highly recommend it.

Not just insights from podcast guests

I’ve listened to most of the My Favorite Mistake podcast episodes, and thought this would be key highlights from the show. But I was pleasantly surprised that it included much more than that, such as history on mistakes and error proofing, keys to cultivating a culture of psychological safety, Mark’s personal and work examples of mistakes, as well as key insights from his guests. I can’t think of anyone that would not benefit from hearing this book.

A message business leaders need to embody

Mark outlines so many of the key aspects of psychological safety and applies them to multiple industries. This book is applicable to anyone who leads anyone else and is working towards building a robust and fun and effective workforce.