Leadership Resources

Leadership Resources from the Carlson Executive MBA Program

The 3 Stages of Failure in Life and Work (And How to Fix Them)

This article from James Clear, author of Atomic Habits, walks a reader through different stages of failure to help clarify, or identify a problem. Clear provides explanations and stories that help the reader reflect on his own situation and gain insight to deciding when to give up and when to stick with it. The stages discussed include:

  1. The Failure of Tactics (How issues)
  2. The Failure of Strategy (What issues)
  3. The Failure of Vision (Why issues)

Through the stories, he provides the solutions that were applied and summaries of the circumstances. He simplifies the complexity of reflecting on your failures to make it personal and achievable. Surprisingly, this review of failures is rather inspiring.

Link to: 3 stages of failure in life and work (and how to fix them)