This article was first published in the Mindset Works newsletter. We can deepen our own and our students' understanding of mistakes, which are not all created equal, and are not always desirable.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. “Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.” This quote is often ...

Too often, I’ve observed, employees and leaders who make material mistakes get labeled as failures—and ultimately let go. But in being so black and white on failure, leaders are doing their companies ...

One of the main goals in estimating is accuracy. Therefore, mistakes must be minimized. A major mistake could be fatal to a project’s profitability. When dealing with mistakes in the estimating ...