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the unexpected benefits of being wrong

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An edition of Better by mistake (2011)

Better by mistake

the unexpected benefits of being wrong

by

  • 4 Want to read
  • 1 Have read

Outlines a provocative approach to improving one's life by embracing mistakes, citing cutting-edge behavioral studies and high-profile examples to reveal the importance of sincere apologies and taking responsibility.

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Publisher
Riverhead Books
Language
English
Pages
291

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Subjects

Errors, Fallibility, Failure (Psychology), Success, Psychological aspects, Failure (psychology), Success, psychological aspects
Edition Availability
Cover of: Better By Mistake
Better By Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong
2012-04-03, Riverhead Trade
Cover of: Better by Mistake
Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong
2012, Penguin Publishing Group
in English
Cover of: Better by Mistake
Better by Mistake: The Unexpected Benefits of Being Wrong
2011-03-17, Riverhead Hardcover
Cover of: Better by mistake
Better by mistake: the unexpected benefits of being wrong
2011, Riverhead Books
in English

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Table of Contents

(Mis)understanding and (re)defining mistakes : what is a mistake?
It starts early : how our children learn from blunders
"Fail often, fast, and cheap" : mistakes in the workplace
It's not brain surgery
but what if it is? : learning from medicine
Lessons from the cockpit : aviation's approach to errors
Blaming you, blaming me : men, women, and mistakes
You say mistake, I say lesson : different cultures, different approaches
I want to apologize : saying "I'm sorry."

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-284) and index.

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New York
Other Titles
Unexpected benefits of being wrong

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
155.2/4
Library of Congress
BF575.F14 T84 2011, BF575.F14T84 2011

The Physical Object

Pagination
291 p. ;
Number of pages
291

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL24914357M
Internet Archive
betterbymistakeu00tuge
ISBN 10
1594487855
ISBN 13
9781594487859
LCCN
2010037057
OCLC/WorldCat
646111801

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL16010814W

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