Former ‘Lofter’ upbeat since 24-hour live TV show ended One day she’s sending off résumés and demo tapes to television networks, the next she’s licking stamps and mailing out medical school applications. Heather Basciano is keeping her options open. Summer’s almost over and the 24-year-old Torontonian is making the most of her extended vacation, mostly …
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Business Prescriptions Radio
Kevin Pierce They say it is the paradox of innovation: That in order to succeed, we must learn to fail. Think of all the great inventions that came from mistakes, all the great products that were developed in pursuit of something else… But if failure is such a good thing, why are compensation and performance …
Lubes 'n' Greases
Jack Goodhue Those who want to have a better understanding of what motivates bosses, employees and peers should read Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins, a new book by Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes. This small gem, published by Simon & Schuster’s Free Press division, is packed with easily understood, interesting and useful philosophy. This …
Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, IL)
Jim Dey Before automobile mogul Henry Ford struck gold in the auto industry, he failed twice in previous ventures. The late chief executive officer of Coca Cola, Roberto Goizueta, presided over one of the greatest blunders in business history when he replaced traditional Coca Cola with a sweeter version, new Coca Cola, an saw his …
Los Angeles Times
Make No Mistake: Seeking Perfection Harms Innovation: Scandals’ worst effect may be to quash risk-taking. Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes At the moment, investors and politicians are trying to put out the firestorm of corporate crimes that came to light after the Enron collapse. They are insisting not only on intensive investigations and accounting reforms …
Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio)
Writer Suggests Failing Until You Can’t Fail Anymore Mike Harden Ralph Keyes of Yellow Springs, Ohio has co-written the perfect gift for someone who has been fired, laid off or upbraided for concocting a bold new project that tanked. Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins: The Paradox of Innovation (Free Press, $22) is an anthem …