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Season 03 · Spring 2026
How to Get a Return
on Failure
Maxwell argues that failure isn't a final grade — it's the tuition. We're using this book as a 9-week framework for naming the failures on our staffs (and in our own leadership), debriefing them well, and turning the cost into compounding interest.
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30 min
May 2026
How to Get a Return on Failure
by John C. Maxwell
A practical playbook on turning setbacks into compounding growth. Maxwell unpacks the eleven differences between people who waste failure and people who profit from it — perfect raw material for a staff conversation that keeps coming back to "okay, so what now?"
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