Trish's Blog

Failure happens. But what happens after failure?
That’s what defines how your people feel.

In many teams, mistakes are quietly buried. People protect themselves. Innovation stalls.
But in high-performing, human-centered cultures, failure is part of the process—not the end of it.

Normalizing failure doesn’t mean celebrating chaos.
It means creating space to reflect, recalibrate, and try again—with more clarity and courage.

Here are 5 ways to start shifting your team’s relationship with failure:
1️⃣ Celebrate effort, not just outcomes.
2️⃣ Debrief honestly—what worked and what didn’t.
3️⃣ Share your own leadership missteps.
4️⃣ Build an environment where people feel safe to take risks.
5️⃣ And remember: Weird ideas often fail first—then flourish.

Failure is part of change. But only if we’re willing to learn from it out loud.

Curious how to build a culture where experimentation is safe and growth is constant?