Comments on: Move your company forward by being wrong… often! http://leanstartups.com/2009/05/move-your-company-forward-by-being-wrong-often.html Best practices in lean business operations, technology, and other areas pertinent to success of startups, small, and mid-market businesses. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Why I LOVE critics and why you should toohttp://leanstartups.com/2009/05/move-your-company-forward-by-being-wrong-often.html#comment-3373 Why I LOVE critics and why you should too Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:06:57 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=328#comment-3373 [...] I am absolutely honored to hear comments in person or via social media. I enjoy knowing when my answers to a question on LinkedIn (or Answers.onstartups.com) or another blog helps someone. But the world would not advance anywhere if everyone agreed! Therefore, I also highly value feedback from those who disagree with me (as long as it is presented in civilized manner). My critics and detractors keep me on my toes! No one is right all the time and I often advocate that being wrong often helps us move our companies forward faster. [...] [...] I am absolutely honored to hear comments in person or via social media. I enjoy knowing when my answers to a question on LinkedIn (or Answers.onstartups.com) or another blog helps someone. But the world would not advance anywhere if everyone agreed! Therefore, I also highly value feedback from those who disagree with me (as long as it is presented in civilized manner). My critics and detractors keep me on my toes! No one is right all the time and I often advocate that being wrong often helps us move our companies forward faster. [...]

]]> By: Colin Winterhttp://leanstartups.com/2009/05/move-your-company-forward-by-being-wrong-often.html#comment-1762 Colin Winter Sat, 23 May 2009 21:57:49 +0000 http://leanstartups.com/?p=328#comment-1762 Very important stuff... Organizations need to establish open and constructive communications so they can collaborate on moving forward from their mistakes.Executives should look at their company policies and ask the question, does this *system* allow us to build from our mistakes, or does it make employees avoid exposing or talking about failures whenever possible?<abbr><em>Colin Winter’s last blog post..<a href="http://blog.linklarry.com/2009/04/linklarry-goes-public/" rel="nofollow">LinkLarry goes public!</a></abbr></em> Very important stuff… Organizations need to establish open and constructive communications so they can collaborate on moving forward from their mistakes.

Executives should look at their company policies and ask the question, does this *system* allow us to build from our mistakes, or does it make employees avoid exposing or talking about failures whenever possible?

Colin Winter’s last blog post..LinkLarry goes public!

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