Dr. Amy Edmondson on Failing Well to Grow Stronger

Why the future belongs to those who learn from what didn’t work

Not all failures are created equal—and not all of them are bad.

In this game-changing episode of Passion Struck, I sit down with Dr. Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School professor and one of the world’s leading voices on organizational learning and leadership, to rethink everything we’ve been taught about success, mistakes, and growth. Drawing from her powerful book Right Kind of Wrong, Amy introduces the idea of intelligent failure—the kind of mistake that expands our understanding, stretches our limits, and moves us forward.

This conversation goes beyond the personal. Through real-world stories from high-stakes environments—like NASA missions and hospital operating rooms—we explore how teams and organizations that fail to build psychological safety end up repeating the same costly errors. Amy shows that when we create space for thoughtful risk-taking and honest reflection, failure becomes a catalyst—not a curse.

Here’s what we explore:

Listen ad free to a conversation that will help you reframe failure, rethink leadership, and reclaim the courage to grow.