Rising from the Ashes
Can failure be the source of success?
This is a true story…
Donna (real person, fictitious name) was someone who had previously failed in managing a project but was now ready to put herself out there again. After all, the project she led before was something no one else had even tried to do. She was at peace with what happened.
Now she was asking to manage a new project. She wanted a chance to prove herself. Even though she had failed the last time, she had learned and was confident she would succeed this time around.
Her boss, John (real person, fictitious name), wanted to give her another chance. She had been a high performer in her regular job. That was why he chose her the first time.
But she had failed.
It wasn’t just that the team didn’t meet their goal. The team fell apart. He still didn’t understand what happened. She was very good at her job. She seemed to be a great manager of the people who reported to her. So what the heck happened? [click to continue...]