Celebrate “bad news,” it only makes us better!
tldr; The "agile mindset" means treating suboptimal results, negative feedback, and missed goals not as failures, but as invaluable data points and opportunities for improvement. Key takeaway: Leaders must foster a culture o f Psychological Safety where teams are encouraged, not punished, to be transparent about disappointing results. Actionable steps: Use "bad news" to get curious, hypothesize, adjust strategy (pivot), and measure outcomes (results) over just outputs (activity). The goal: Create an environment where there is "no bad news, just news that can help us get better at achieving our goals." Things to try: Specific action steps a leader can try to improve the team’s Psychological Safety can be found at the end of the article. I’v e said it before, and I’ll say it again - I am blessed to work with some of the best, most talented people I’ve ever met. I was participating in a Crew meeting this week where...