In this episode, Kaila and Kyle talk about their biggest work fails, a different way to think about failure beyond simply as a “learning opportunity,” and share tactics on how to best move through and recover from failures in both work and career.

00:00 Intro

00:40 Kaila’s biggest work failure

04:20 Kyle’s biggest work failure

09:34 The problem with “I don’t fail, I either win or I learn.”

17:46 An NIH study on career failure among nurses

21:05 How to change your perception of “failure”

22:33 The importance of “getting ahead of it”

24:28 “post traumatic growth”

29:01 Tactics

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Each week on Per My Last Email, Morning Brew’s resident career experts Kaila and Kyle – whose careers have collectively spanned the corporate, government, nonprofit and startup sectors – debate the trickiest challenges in work life, and share tactics on how to overcome them. Share the show with a friend, and leave us a review on your favorite podcast app!

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