1. Can you identify good people here4 8 9 7

2. Are these good people?
What do you think of when you think of a leader?
Do you think of….
George Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Martin Luther King Jr.
Mother Theresa
Ghandi
Margaret Thatcher
Sitting Bull
General Douglas MacArthur
Winston Churchill
General Patton

3. Who is this person?
Candidate A - Associates with crooked politicians, and consults with astrologists. He's had two mistresses. He also chain smokes and drinks quite a few martinis a day

4. Franklin Rooselvelt

5. Who is this person?
Candidate B - He was kicked out of office twice, sleeps until noon, used opium in college and drinks a great deal of whisky every evening.

6. Winston Churchill

7. Who is this person?
Candidate C - He is a decorated war hero. He's a vegetarian, doesn't smoke, drinks an occasional beer and hasn't had any extramarital affairs.

8. Hitler

9. “If you have love in your hearts, you will have God with you.”
Saint Mary McKillop

10. I just discovered another way not to invent the electric light bulb.”
“I didn’t fail,
I just discovered another way not to invent the electric light bulb.”
- Thomas Edison
Leaders experiment and play
But perhaps more importantly, they encourage experimentation and play in others
They create an environment for it to happen; for their employees and their customers.
You don’t have to be an early adopter, but you do have to try things. Experience them.
Organizational cultures that punish failure do not encourage learning
Practice reframing “failure” as outcome
There are no failures, only results
Whatever happens, it’s just more data.
It’s all learning