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  • what they mean when they say permission to fail

    what they mean when they say permission to fail

    original publish date: 9th January, 2012

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    transcript

    FTE #1: We're never going to succeed until management understands that we need to work in an environment where we have permission to fail.

    FTE #2: You mean they should support us more when we take on higher risk initiatives that fall short due to reasonably unforeseeable factors?

    FTE #1: I'm kind of hoping it won't get that specific.

    Caption: Permission to fail. It's permission to take more risk, not generally suck.