The right kind of wrong

The right kind of wrong

Who would find this book useful?

Anyone who wants to develop a growth mindset, anyone who is struggling with perfectionism or a fear of failure. Leaders, Parents and educators would find it very useful.

What's the main theme of the book?

Edmondson challenges the traditional view of failure as solely negative and introduces the concept of "The Right Kind of Wrong." This book argues that embracing and learning from certain types of failure are crucial for individual and organizational growth.

Key Concepts in the book!

This book offers a refreshing perspective on failure, shifting the focus from avoidance to learning and growth. By understanding different types of failure and creating safe spaces for exploration, individuals and organizations can unlock their full potential and thrive.

Three Archetypes of Failure:

Basic: Avoidable mistakes due to carelessness or lack of knowledge. Minimizing these is important.

Complex: Unavoidable challenges arising from complex situations. Learning from these is key to improvement.

Intelligent: Calculated risks taken in pursuit of innovation. Embracing these is crucial for progress.

  • Psychological Safety: Creating environments where people feel safe to speak up, share mistakes, and learn from each other is critical for fostering "The Right Kind of Wrong."
  • Learning from Failure: Effective strategies for analyzing mistakes, extracting lessons, and implementing improvements are discussed.

Actionable tools & techniques

  • After-action reviews: Conduct structured discussions after any significant event, including failures, to understand what went wrong and how to improve.
  • Mistake repositories: Create a centralized platform to share and discuss past failures and learnings to avoid repeating them.
  • Learning experiments: Encourage small, controlled experiments to test new ideas and learn from potential failures in a contained environment.
  • Root cause analysis: Use structured tools to identify the underlying causes of failures and prevent them from recurring.




Rohan Nabar, is a Bangalore based Executive Coach & Learning Leader. He specializes in Self Awareness through assessments and reflection, Leadership Development & Coaching, Human Centered Design, and Subjective Well-being (Happiness). He could be reached at [email protected] or his website www.rohannabar.com or his LinkedIn Profile www.dhirubhai.net/in/rohannabar

Meeta Kanhere

I help organizations nurture leaders to their highest potential | Learning and Development Coach| Leadership Facilitator | Assessor

1 年

Thanks for sharing the summary of this book Rohan Nabar. Looks like an interesting read.

Prof. Jay K Mitra

Former Professor, FMS, University of Delhi

1 年

Nice to find another important and short review. Long before 'Celebrate Your Failure' became a slogan, our own Late Prof. Udai Pareek worked on two fundamental motives in every human effort: Fear of Failure and Hope of Success. His famous OCTAPACE instrument tried to capture the organization climate of Openness and Experimentation-- two 'factors' that reverberate through Amy Anderson's work.

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