Amy Edmondson, Adam Grant and Des Dearlove
Decoding Failure, Debunking Feedback, & Harnessing Learning for Success
Thinkers50, 2023
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Two heavyweights of organizational psychology discuss the intersection of their research.
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Amy Edmondson and Adam Grant, two heavyweights of organizational psychology, discuss the intersection of their ideas — intelligent failure and hidden potential, respectively. In conversation with management theorist Des Dearlove, Edmondson and Grant jovially exchange views, questions, and explanations. The result is a warm meeting of minds, as the academics expound on their latest research. So grab a coffee and eavesdrop on their informal chat about failure, feedback, learning, and success.
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About the Speakers
Amy Edmondson, the author of The Right Kind of Wrong and The Fearless Organization, is a professor of leadership and management at Harvard Business School. Adam Grant, the author of Originals, Think Again, and Hidden Potential, is a professor of organizational psychology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Organizational theorist Des Dearlove is a co-founder of Thinkers50, an organization that identifies and ranks management ideas.
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