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ART - Assessing ValueAdd Public Purch Procurement 2005
Year Created: 2005
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ART - Handout - Forging Ahead From Failure 2009
- YEAR CREATED: 2009
- ENTITY TYPE: Private
- TYPE OF DOCUMENT: OTHER
The document is a presentation titled "Forging Ahead From Failure" by David E. Nash. The presentation consists of 16 slides and focuses on the topic of failure and how to view and handle it in a positive way.
The first few slides introduce the speaker and provide some background information. Slide 3 outlines the learning objectives of the presentation, which include viewing failure as a possible consequence of daily activities, discussing typical reactions to failure, and acquiring steps to mitigate and manage failure in the future.
Slides 4 and 5 discuss different perspectives on failure. Slide 4 lists various actions and attitudes associated with failure, such as messing up, covering up, and giving up. Slide 5 contrasts negative and positive ways of relating to failure, such as blaming others versus taking responsibility, or expecting to always fail versus knowing failure is progress.
Slide 6 focuses on the concept of success and how fixation on it can discourage risk-taking and devalue self-learning. Slide 7 lists reasons for failure, such as poor people skills, negative attitude, lack of focus, and cutting corners.
Slides 8 and 9 discuss the nature of failure. Slide 8 states that failure is not an event, definite, avoidable, irreversible, an enemy, a stigma, or final. Slide 9 highlights the benefits of failure, such as breeding resilience, developing maturity, prompting innovation, and motivating us.
Slide 10 provides a series of questions to ask oneself when facing failure, such as identifying the cause, looking for positives, and seeking learning opportunities. Slide 11 depicts a fear cycle related to failure, while slide 12 explores reasons why people avoid risk, such as embarrassment and unrealistic expectations.
Slide 13 emphasizes the importance of taking risks and how success can breed risk aversion, leading to stagnation and failure. Slide 14 provides tips for forging ahead from failure, such as learning from mistakes, finding opportunities, aiming for win/win situations, and investing in oneself.
The presentation concludes with a quote by Yogi Berra on slide 15 and a slide for audience questions on slide 16. Overall, the presentation aims to shift the perspective on failure and provide strategies for handling and learning from it.