The Pursuit of Failures - The Seminar
In this full-day seminar we will work to change the whole meaning of failures in our lives and in the organizations we work in. Failures should not merely be tolerated; they should actively be pursued and celebrated as a means to personal and organizational growth and development. This seminar is about how to proactively use failures to succeed.
Audience
- Business leaders and entrepreneurs
- Journalists and educators
- Rising stars who want to make a difference
What you will learn
- Why and how to treasure failures as gifts
- How to pursue goals well beyond your comfort zone
- Identifying the most productive failures you can pursue
- Learning how to fail: making failure less painful
- Mining failures for valuable lessons
- How to manage your personal portfolio of failures
- Integrating failures into your project planning so they become resources, not risks
- Using failures to drive product development and strategy development
Speaker
Frode Odegard is a long-time entrepreneur and consultant in the technology industry. Aside from founding the Lean Software Institute in 2004, he is also pursuing a broad range of ventures in professional services, knowledge management, enterprise software, process control, social media, entertainment, and education. As a consultant, Frode has helped a wide range of leading organizations, including Sony Electronics Inc., Lockheed Martin, Plantronics, and Honeywell Aerospace. Frode was born in Norway, and immigrated to the United States in 1990. His interests outside work include travel, languages, philosophy, skydiving, and strength training. When not traveling, he goofs off in San Diego, California.
Availability
If you would like to hold this seminar on-site in your organization, or if you think we should do a public seminar in your city, please let us know by contacting us here.