While discussing inventions, Thomas Edison’s associate, Walter S. Mallory, once said to him, “Isn’t it a shame that with the tremendous amount of work you have done, you haven’t been able to get any ...

Failure doesn’t get easier with time. Even after nearly two decades of leading teams, navigating challenges and building lasting partnerships, the sting of falling short still hits hard, especially ...

Contrary to the widespread belief that people learn from their mistakes, new science suggests that failure is not always the best teacher. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Clark ...

Why is it that we can learn more from failure than success? While it may seem illogical, it’s true. It appears that the pain we associate with failure weighs heavier and sticks with us longer than the ...

Organizations need to learn from failure, encourage constructive discussions, debates, and even dissent, and move forward. Many organizations—and their leaders ...

If you’ve talked to an engineering nerd or a tech bro recently, you’ve probably heard the phrase “fail fast, fail often” a lot. The idea is simple: Value trying and learning from failure rather than ...

You often hear that failure provides an opportunity for learning. Indeed, it is intuitively appealing to assume that people will use their failure experiences as means toward finding success.

You fear failure and avoid it. But what if you embraced it? What if failure was your chance to learn, grow, and improve? The truth is, failure isn’t the end. It’s a chance to pivot, refine, and try ...

Shark Tank entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary shared a video clip on January 21, 2026, sharing his thoughts on learning from failure.

In our experience, one of the scariest snakes in the room is the fear of failure, which manifests itself in many ways like fear of being judged, fear of getting started, fear of the unknown. And while ...