{"product_id":"the-other-f-word-9781119017660","title":"The Other F Word","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeverage the power of failure in your organization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eNobody wants to fail, but failure is a fact of life. Most of us treat it as a regrettable, even shameful, event best overlooked. In truth, failure can be a game-changing strategic resource that can help you and your organization achieve the greater success you crave.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Other F Word\u003c\/i\u003e shows how successful leaders and teams are putting failure to work every day - to re-engage employees, spark innovation and accelerate growth. Authors Danner and Coopersmith - with their rare blend of senior-level executive experience, global advising, teaching acumen and cross-discipline perspective - share these valuable new practices, and show how they can improve results across your organization. Based on exclusive interviews with prominent leaders and insightful examples from their own in-depth work, the book features a practical seven-stage framework to liberate failure as a force to advance your leadership agenda. After all, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Jeffrey Bewkes, Chairman and CEO, Time Warner xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface: A Book About a Topic Nobody Wants to Talk About xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 What’s in It for Me? Your Personal Guided Book Tour 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I What: The Facts and Facets of Failure 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 The Other F Word: “Failure” Is Such a Loaded Word 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 The Gravity of Failure and Failure’s Gravity 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Defining Failure: Mistakes and Unwelcome Outcomes That Matter 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Fear and Memory: Failure’s Force Multipliers 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II When and Where: How Failure Appears at Different Organizational Phases 47\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 Start-Ups: Launching Your Venture in the Land of Failure 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Role: Passionate Convincer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Keep-Ups: Surviving and Thriving After You Meet Payroll 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Role: Confident Juggler\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 Grown-Ups: Dodging the Oxymoron of “Big Company Agility” 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYour Role: Trusted Colleague\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III How: Using the Failure Value Cycle to Advance Your Organization 97\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 The Failure Value Cycle: Seven Stages Where You Can Leverage or Flunk Failure 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Stage One—Respect: Acknowledge the Gravity of Failure 103\u003cbr\u003e Your Role: Straight Talker\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Stage Two—Rehearse: It’s Not Just About Fire Drills 121\u003cbr\u003e Your Role: Tenacious Coach\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Stage Three—Recognize: Pick Up the Signals of Failure Earlier 131\u003cbr\u003e Your Role: Watchful Monitor\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Stage Four—React: Deal with It! 143\u003cbr\u003e Your Role: Team Captain\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Stage Five—Reflect: Turn Failure from a Regret to a Resource 153\u003cbr\u003e Your Role: Inquisitive Student\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Stage Six—Rebound: Retake the Initiative 165\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eYour Role: Field General\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Stage Seven—Remember: Embed Failure Savvy in Your Culture 173\u003cbr\u003e Your Role: Proud Storyteller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 The Failure Value Report Card: A Practical Tool to Help You Put Failure to Work 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Now: Put the Other F Word to Work 193\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Creating the Failure-Savvy Organization 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Escape the Gravity of Failure: Leading the Fallible Organization 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAfterword by China Gorman, CEO, Great Place to Work Institute 213\u003cbr\u003e Appendix—Our Classrooms: Putting Failure to Work in Creating Value 215\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments 225\u003cbr\u003e About the Authors 227\u003cbr\u003e Notes 229\u003cbr\u003e Index 249\u003cbr\u003e Presenting The Other “F” Word Keynote 259\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406967546199,"sku":"9781119017660","price":17.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781119017660.jpg?v=1730497725","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-other-f-word-9781119017660","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}