'I Effed That Up': 6 Strategies From Successful Business Leaders on Dealing With Failure Failure is part of leadership, so what do you do when your decisions end badly?
By Entrepreneur Staff •
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1. Don't spin mistakes.
"Everyone on our team will tell you they've heard me say, "I effed that up' many times. I am my harshest critic, and I certainly don't try to spin my mistakes as anything other than "my bad.' Recently, I sent our warehouse incomplete paperwork. When a distributor picked up a PO, it ended up costing us money. If I didn't own up to the mistake, my team wouldn't trust me in the future." — Luke Christianson, cofounder, Marco Sweets & Spices
2. Brace yourself for tough feedback.
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