Lead with abundance to build team trust

Is your list of failures long? Success could be close | Lead with abundance to build team trust | The time may be ripe for M&A, but proceed with caution Created for {EMAIL} | [{NAME}]( at [{NAME}]( [For more relevant content - Update Your Profile]( | [Web Version]( September 30, 2022 CONNECT WITH SMARTBRIEF  [LinkedIn]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [SmartBrief on Leadership]( Innovative Ideas. Ahead of the Curve. [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [SHARE]( ADVERTISEMENT Leading Edge [] [Is your list of failures long? Success could be close]( Writer Stephen King made it a habit to nail rejection slips to his wall, and he got a bigger nail when there were too many for the first to support, something Dan Rockwell writes is a good leadership reminder that failure is always part of the process of success. "The more you try, the more you fail -- until you don't," Rockwell notes. 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