Week 13

       What I have found to be most important int his week's readings was the importance of being a leader and learning from your failures. When we understand what it means to have lives in our hands (employees) then we will make better business decisions and calculated risk assessments.  Reading about Randy Hankins and his failed company has led me to rethink the way I look at the day to day operations and the importance of decision making.  Randy's thoughts on leadership were," a leader is someone who creates something from nothing." This could be getting others around you to support an idea or concept or solving an industry problem that has existed.  In addition, a leader will eventually be able to take a step back and listen to other ideas.  Also, a leader possesses magnetism like charisma which is an emotional element.  A good leader also has far more than just a vision he sees an endpoint and opportunities that exist before others do. 

Learning from our failures can be our greatest asset if we allow it to be.  For starters, we need to understand the dynamics of decision making and the balance between the two. If we can all learn from our mistakes, then they will never have to be repeated nor feel burdened by them.  Having a mentor will help in this process to navigate us through the resilient times.  In addition to that, failures are what you have learned not to do and thus we can turn them into what to-dos. Keeping a focus on the positivity will keep an equilibrium and strengthen the focal point for the planned vision.

These two important lessons have solidified what I have known to be true through my personal business experience and action. If we allow our experiences to help is grow, we can move along the path towards being our best selves.