Tag: leadership

• Play 26: Failing Forward

  

  Failing forward means turning mistakes into feedback and fuel. Learn how reflective leaders use setbacks to grow, rebuild trust, and lead boldly.

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  17/02/2026

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  accountability, adaptation, change leadership, failure, Growth mindset, humility, leadership, leadership development, learning culture, Reflection, Resilience, risk-taking

• Book 25: “Right Kind of Wrong: The Science of Failing Well” by Amy C. Edmondson

  

  Amy Edmondson shows leaders how to classify failure — basic, complex, intelligent — so teams learn faster, innovate safely, and reduce preventable mistakes.

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  13/02/2026

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Amy C. Edmondson, continuous improvement, failing well, innovation, intelligent failure, leadership, Leadership Mindset, learning culture, postmortems, psychological safety, Right Kind of Wrong

• Play 24: The Difference Between Formal Position and Informal Status

  

  What’s the real difference between position and status? Play 24 explores power, influence, and how leaders build earned authority beyond formal titles.

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  03/02/2026

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  Authority, career development, leadership, Power and Influence, Professional Credibility, The Chairman’s Playbook

• Book 23: “Celebrity” by Chris Rojek

  

  Chris Rojek explains celebrity as an attribution produced by media systems, including short-lived “celetoids.” Leadership lessons on reputation, truth, and substance.

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  30/01/2026

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Attention economy, Celebrity culture, Chris Rojek, Fame, leadership, media sociology, reputation

• Play 23: Fame, Notoriety, Celebrity — For Better, Worse, or Nothing

  

  Is fame a measure of success? This leadership reflection explores notoriety, celebrity culture, and why real impact rarely needs the spotlight.

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  27/01/2026

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  Attention economy, •, Celebrity culture, Fame, leadership, Leadership identity, Notoriety, success

• Play 22: Why Money Doesn’t Bring Happiness — Nor Does the Amount

  

  Why more money doesn’t lead to more happiness. A leadership reflection on wealth, success, and what truly matters beyond the amount you earn.

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  20/01/2026

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  •, Happiness, leadership, Money, personal development, purpose, success, Wealth

• Book 21: “Fooled by Randomness” by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  

  Taleb’s Fooled by Randomness shows leaders how luck distorts results—and how to build better decisions, incentives, and a stronger risk culture.

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  16/01/2026

  Books That Shape Leaders

  •, Cognitive bias, Decision-Making, Fooled by Randomness, incentives, leadership, leadership development, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Organizational Culture, performance evaluation, probability, risk management, strategy, Uncertainty

• Book 20: “Thinking, Fast and Slow” by Daniel Kahneman

  

  What Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking, Fast and Slow reveals about leadership, bias, intuition, and overconfidence — and why great leaders must learn when to slow down.

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  10/01/2026

  Books That Shape Leaders

  Cognitive bias, Daniel Kahneman, Fast and Slow, Intuition and judgment, leadership, Leadership decision-making, Overconfidence, self-awareness, Strategic thinking, The Chairman’s Playbook, Thinking fast and slow

• Play 20: On Competition and the Stories We Tell Ourselves

  

  Competition is constant. Learn how self-awareness, feedback, and better self-assessment help leaders compete wisely and grow.

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  07/01/2026

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  competition, Decision-Making, feedback, leadership, mindset, personal development, self-awareness, success

• Play 19: When Technology Changes the World

  

  Discover how technology changes the world—from the printing press to AI—and what human skills will define success in the age of disruption.

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  30/12/2025

  The Chairman’s Playbook

  AI, disruption, Future of Work, innovation, leadership, Leadership Uncertainty Future of Work Adaptability Change Personal Development Decision-Making Long-Term Thinking, technology