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Challenging Leadership

Making Mistakes

Season 1, Ep. 3

Making mistakes is part of life's journey, but they can be costly and knock our confidence. Jared and Stephen explore their own mistakes and look at famous case studies and what we can learn from them.


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Interesting links

Stories of our Times podcast

https://pod.link/1501716010/episode/cf5ab54d3f7b2606c1620779f3a1ed54


Gerald Ratner’s speech

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKtBkVrqYYk


Interview with Gerald Ratner 30 years later

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8I46wU6LTY

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