Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes, and Thinking Bi

Description: Celebrating Failure: The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes, and Thinking Big by Ralph Heath Celebrating Failure is the definitive how-to manual for leaders seeking to embrace the power of failure as a learning tool to improve their organizations and achieve ever-greater goals. The business world (and, lately, the political arena) is convinced that the number one topic is change. Heath posits that it might well be failure, because if you do it right, failure can become a launching pad for change.Heath contends that "positive failures" are not only necessary steps on the path to success, but encourage greater freedom to take risks in pursuit of ones life goals. This counterintuitive but powerful title includes:((Engaging stories of real-life business and personal failure experiences.((Practical steps to apply each chapters "lessons" and change your approach to risk-taking and failure.((Positive, effective ways to eliminate the "fear of failure" that can hold you back in todays competitive, fast-changing world. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Celebrating Failure is the definitive how-to manual for leaders seeking to embrace the power of failure as a learning tool to improve their organizations and achieve ever-greater goals. The business world (and, lately, the political arena) is convinced that the number one topic is change. Heath posits that it might well be failure, because if you do it right, failure can become a launching pad for change.Heath contends that "positive failures" are not only necessary steps on the path to success, but encourage greater freedom to take risks in pursuit of one's life goals. This counterintuitive but powerful title includes:Engaging stories of real-life business and personal failure experiences.Practical steps to apply each chapter's "lessons" and change your approach to risk-taking and failure.Positive, effective ways to eliminate the "fear of failure" that can hold you back in today's competitive, fast-changing world. Author Biography Ralph Heath is president of Ovation Marketing, an ad agency he founded in 1978 in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Ovation was twice named to INC magazines 500 fastest-growing companies. Heath is a John Caples advertising award winner and was recognized as Midwest Direct Marketer of the Year. He is a motivational speaker and has taught advertising at the University of Wisconsin. He is president of two nonprofit organizations, Mississippi Valley Conservancy and Human Powered Trails. Heath has been honored as a four-time Triathlon All-American, and is a two-time finisher of the Hawaii Ironman and a 2008 bronze medalist in Wisconsin cycling. Review "There is no better way to learn than by experience. Celebrating Failure shows how we can learn from our so-called failures to build a path to success. Ralph has found a fresh approach that will reduce the fear of failure and increase your confidence. I highly recommend this book for any sales professional." --Jeff Thull, author of Mastering the Complex Sale and Exceptional Selling--Jeff Thull "Ralph Heath shows how and why you cant go far with a small idea. He and the firm he built personify the power of taking risks and thinking big, built on the philosophy that the more mistakes youre willing to make, the faster you learn, the better you get." --Tim Williams, Founder of Ignition Consulting Group and author of Take a Stand for Your Brand--Tim Williams "People from every walk of life can learn something from Ralph Heaths Celebrating Failure. Heaths book tells us how even the toughest failures can, in the end, fuel tremendous success. Encouraging originality, responding to changes, and thinking big are just some of the approaches Heath advocates to help people to learn from failure and achieve their dreams." --U.S. Senator Russ Feingold--U.S. Senator Russ Feingold "Most of us focus on avoiding failure, so we take as few chances as possible. But for Ralph, failure is always a genuine option. Which is probably why he created such an interesting and successful company. Ralphs book will help every professional who most probably spends his or her life focused on avoiding failure finally embrace it and become more successful by doing so." --Robb High, Business Development Consultant to the Agency Industry, Former COO of Kirshenbaum Bond + Partners--Robb High "Heaths account of failure and triumph is joyful and inspiring. His personal journey with failure and success is applicable to both school and business leaders. Helping students to succeed is fraught with failure, but viewing these failures as a necessary precursor to success is inspiring. If ever school leaders needed inspiration, it is today. Heaths account makes me want to share my own failures with him, experience his warm and encouraging response, and try once again to make a difference in the lives of the next generation." --Susan H. Alexander, District Administrator, Markesan District Schools, Markesan, Wisconsin--Susan H. Alexander "Fear of failure is perhaps the worst affliction a manager can have because it leads to creative paralysis and inhibited growth. And the fear is understandable. Despite all the cliches coming from higher management such as, We reward mistakes, and If youre not making mistakes, youre not trying hard enough, most managers know that mistakes are more often punished than rewarded. Into this cultural reality now comes Ralph Heaths reassuring words about failure not only as teacher but as a power that leads to greater success. I highly recommend this helpful book." --James A. Autry, author of The Servant Leader--James A. Autry "Celebrating Failure is a must read for educators. Ralph Heaths examples and stories should encourage any executive or administrator to acknowledge failure as a way to grow and learn. He clearly illustrates that failure can teach you to succeed. There is so much good information for school administrators and parents, which would hopefully be passed on to kids." --Ann Mullally, Retired School Principal, Lawton Chiles Elementary School, Gainesville, Florida (2003 National Distinguished Principal)--Ann Mullally "Celebrating Failure is a blueprint for success. Thanks for a great read!" --Tony Stella, Investment Advisor, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company--Tony Stella "Ive come to know Ralph through our local racing cycling community, a group of people where failure is definitely not embraced! After reading the book, youll understand why we appreciate his participation and the perspective he brings. He possesses the ability to look at things differently and pauses you to stop and think and ask, Why? Enjoy the stories and his humor. We do." --Dan Paulus, VP Sales & Marketing, Digital Technology International --Dan Paulus "Given the pace of change in todays business environment, developing a culture of intelligent risk taking is no longer an option. It is merely the ante to keep pace with changes in your industry, your competition and your customers. The practical approaches outlined in Celebrating Failure can help you develop a healthy environment of risk taking that is essential today and into the future." --Gregg Billmeyer, Senior Director, Staff Operations, Office of the President and CEO, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. --Gregg Billmeyer "Forget the fear, the embarrassment, and the guilt typically associated with failure and see how it can be your greatest tool in achieving success." --Terry Gillette, founder and former president of The Company Store --Terry Gillette "For the small business owner like me, Ralph Heaths message is clear: To succeed one must not strive to avoid failure but rather expect and celebrate when it appears, as it must. He provides clear thinking as to why perfection is not to be expected, and, in fact, must not be sought. Celebrating Failure will change your way of seeing the world." --Joe Friel, President, TrainingBible Coaching, LLC and TrainingPeaks, LLC --Joel Friel "Everyone has heard these pithy statements about embracing failure found on inspiring posters, or in graduation cards. Better to have tried and failed than never to have tried. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. But few know how to live those statements. In Ralph Heaths book, Celebrating Failure, he turns poster into practice by providing a brilliant discourse on building a corporate culture which takes you beyond those simple statements." --Taggert J. Brooks, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse --Taggert J. Brooks "An open and honest assessment of 30 years in management. Reading Celebrating Failure should quell the fears of the new hire and re-open the learning curve of the seasoned executive." --David F. Vite, President and CEO, Illinois Retail Merchants Association --David F. Vite Review Quote "Fear of failure is perhaps the worst affliction a manager can have because it leads to creative paralysis and inhibited growth. And the fear is understandable. Despite all the clich Details ISBN1601630646 Author Ralph Heath Short Title CELEBRATING FAILURE Publisher Career Press Language English ISBN-10 1601630646 ISBN-13 9781601630643 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 650.1 Year 2009 Publication Date 2009-07-31 Pages 191 Imprint Career Press Subtitle The Power of Taking Risks, Making Mistakes, and Thinking Big Place of Publication New Jersey Country of Publication United States Birth 1951 Audience General/Trade AU Release Date 2009-10-21 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136607736;

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