Better by mistake : the unexpected benefits of being wrong / Alina Tugend.
Publication details: New York : Riverhead Books , 2011.Description: 291 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781594487859 (hbk.)
- 1594487855 (hbk.)
- Unexpected benefits of being wrong
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- BF575.F14 T84 2011
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-284) and index.
(Mis)understanding and (re)defining mistakes : what is a mistake? -- It starts early : how our children learn from blunders -- "Fail often, fast, and cheap" : mistakes in the workplace -- It's not brain surgery-- but what if it is? : learning from medicine -- Lessons from the cockpit : aviation's approach to errors -- Blaming you, blaming me : men, women, and mistakes -- You say mistake, I say lesson : different cultures, different approaches -- I want to apologize : saying "I'm sorry."
Outlines a provocative approach to improving one's life by embracing mistakes, citing cutting-edge behavioral studies and high-profile examples to reveal the importance of sincere apologies and taking responsibility.
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