Below is a short list of some resources that have helped me consider the role of failure along my developmental path, and how it plays into my role as an educational/organizational leader.  I’ve thrown in one of my recent blog posts and a few links to some related Berg’s Eye View categories.  Your input is welcome and appreciated…have a great weekend filled with meaningful failures!

 

Helping students consider meaning and potential outcomes of failure (New York Times):

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/07/sowing-failure-reaping-success-what-failure-can-teach/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

 

Ideas for making failure productive AND fun (Harvard Business Review):

http://blogs.hbr.org/2013/04/go-ahead-take-a-failure-bow/

 

Leadership lessons re: coping with failure (Knight Foundation):

http://www.knightfoundation.org/blogs/knightblog/2013/6/4/three-tips-learning-failure/

 

Great motivational re: failure videos (TED)

http://blog.ted.com/2013/03/04/8-talks-about-learning-from-failure/

 

Tools for viewing failure as opportunity (Goals On Track):

http://www.goalsontrack.com/blog/2013/10/15/how-to-self-motivate-from-education-to-a-successful-career/

 

Providing learning environments where failure IS and option (Applied Educational Systems):

http://blog.aeseducation.com/2013/11/student-motivation/

 

How perception on self influences failure as a motivator (Psych Alive):

http://www.psychalive.org/does-failure-motivate-students/

 

Suggestions for maximizing failure as a catalyst to success (Pick The Brain):

http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/how-to-pick-yourself-up-after-a-failure/

 

An athlete’s perspective on the emotional “fallout” of failure & one way it can be used to motivate (Compete Every Day):

http://www.competeeveryday.com/2013/06/motivation-failure/

 

The Fine Art of Eating Crow – Managing Failure for Personal/Organizational Growth and Goal Achievement (Berg’s Eye View):

https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/2014/03/09/the-fine-art-of-eating-crow/

 

Some Related Berg’s Eye View Links:

Growth – https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/category/learning-365/growth/

Happiness – https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/category/learning-365/happiness/

Health and Wellbeing – https://bergseyeview.edublogs.org/category/learning-365/health-wellbeing/

Dream Big.  Work Hard.  Be Well.