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How to Discuss Failure—and Not Get Fired! Lessons from a 2011 Human Development Forum Session

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dc.contributor.authorVoytsehovska, Galina
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T11:29:42Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T11:29:42Z
dc.date.issued2011-08
dc.description.abstractAny organization can be good at discussing its successes and good practices. But can it be a truly effective agent for learning and change if success is all it discusses? Doesn't continual learning require being open about mistakes having the courage to talk about them so they can be corrected and not repeated? An organization can be more effective if its staff takes individual responsibility for creating a culture in which risk taking is not only tolerated but also encouraged, and failure is openly discussed. Some experts ascribe about 80 percent of the barriers to an organization's success to issues associated with organizational culture the way it does business, including how it learns from its mistakes and failures. Organizations that openly discuss mistakes and shortcomings tend to get better, become more innovative, and have greater impact. The 2011 Human Development Forum featured a FAILFaire type session, 'how learning from failure can make project success more likely.' This smart lesson grew out of staff requests for follow-up information from that session.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15257571/discuss-failure-not-fired-lessons-2011-human-development-forum-session
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10437
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10437
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIFC Smart Lessons Brief
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectBLOG
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCONTACT INFORMATION
dc.subjectDISCUSSION
dc.subjectDISCUSSIONS
dc.subjectEQUIPMENT
dc.subjectICT
dc.subjectIDEA
dc.subjectIDENTITY
dc.subjectINDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY
dc.subjectINFORMATION COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectINFORMATION COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINNOVATION
dc.subjectINTERMEDIARY ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectINTRANET
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE SHARING
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING EXPERIENCES
dc.subjectLEARNING ORGANIZATION
dc.subjectMOBILE PHONES
dc.subjectNETWORKS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE
dc.subjectPARTNER ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectPHONES
dc.subjectPRACTITIONERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectRESULTS
dc.subjectSERVICE PROVIDERS
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.subjectWEB
dc.subjectWEB SITE
dc.titleHow to Discuss Failure—and Not Get Fired! Lessons from a 2011 Human Development Forum Sessionen
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okr.date.disclosure2012-01-17
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T09:24:27.351579Z
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2011/08/15257571/discuss-failure-not-fired-lessons-2011-human-development-forum-session
okr.globalpracticeMacroeconomics and Fiscal Management
okr.globalpracticeEducation
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
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okr.identifier.report64865
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okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicTechnology Industry
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::E-Business
okr.topicEducation::Knowledge for Development
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Knowledge Economy
okr.topicIndustry
okr.unitEducation Team (HDNED)
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