2 KEYSTO SUCCESS

CURIOSITY AND FAILURE

Jim Kouzes & Barry Posner

When you are curious and start asking questions about

things outside of your regular affairs, what you learn often becomes

the catalyst for change.

Knowing what to ask and how to ask it are critical

skills for leaders and learners.

Asking questions—even challenging ones—can lead

to positive outcomes.

And when you ask a lot of questions, you’re going to come up with a long list of things to try, and it’s likely you won’t know how to

do many of them.

You will stumble, make mistakes, have setbacks, and experience failures.

Leadership is not about playing it safe, and learning is not about doing what you already know how to do.

But with a learning mindset, you can act like a scientist.

Make your life a laboratory and conduct as many

experiments as possible.

Try something new. Fail. Learn. Try again.

History won’t judge you harshly for your failures if

you learn from them.

But it will be unkind if you fail to try.

Those who have left the most lasting legacies are those

who made mistakes, failed but tried again.

That final try makes all the difference.

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The real key is to learn from your experiences and be willing to repeat the process.

Learn more about the five fundamentals of becoming a better leader.