Accountability buddies can help us stay on track

Use your failures to improve your future | Military thinking can help companies build resiliency | Read more from John Baldoni on SmartBrief on Leadership Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( November 16, 2020 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE](  [] Leading Edge [] [Use your failures to improve your future]( Everyone fails from time to time, writes Dan Rockwell, but instead of beating yourself up, try to self-assess, improve your process and try again. "The question is, 'What will you do differently next time?' " he writes. Full Story: [Leadership Freak]( (11/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Military thinking can help companies build resiliency]( Military concepts such as "red teaming" can help companies and leaders examine many possible scenarios and develop the thinking and reflexes needed to manage crisis, said former Royal Marine Gareth Tennant in an interview with John Baldoni. "A key attribute of leadership," says Tennant, "is being humble enough to accept that you don't have all the answers all the time, and you can turn to your team and get those answers." Full Story: [SmartBrief/Leadership]( (11/13) [LinkedIn]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Email]( [] [Read more]( from John Baldoni on SmartBrief on Leadership Moving the D&I Needle With HR Data Data is a critical factor when building diversity and inclusion strategies that actually move the needle in the workplace. 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