Do I encourage risk-taking without fear of failure?
A reflection on innovation culture.
“Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.” – Robert F. Kennedy
Context and Insight
Teams innovate when failure is safe. Fear kills creativity.
Why This Matters for Servant Leadership
Servant leaders normalize failure as part of progress, reducing fear and sparking ideas.
Personal Application
- Praise effort as much as results in your next review.
- Share a story about a failure you learned from.
- Remove punitive language from mistake conversations.
Invitation
Celebrate one “lesson learned” moment this week.
Related Topics
- Risk
- Growth
- Psychological Safety
For more questions like this, explore The Reflective Leader.