Podcast: Broken, Becoming, Belonging
Hosted by: Mitchell
About This Conversation
How many bad decisions are made simply because someone is afraid to admit they were wrong?
It is an uncomfortable question, particularly in environments where competence, authority, and credibility are constantly being evaluated.
In this episode of Broken, Becoming, Belonging, Mitchell and I explore a side of leadership that rarely receives enough attention: the relationship between our mistakes, our identity, and our willingness to acknowledge reality.
Experience doesn’t make us immune to errors. Neither does intelligence, preparation, or success.
Yet sometimes the fear of appearing incompetent becomes more damaging than the original mistake.
We discuss what happens when people become so concerned with defending their reputation that they stop questioning their own decisions.
And why the ability to acknowledge an error, understand it, and act differently is not a weakness. It is a fundamental part of remaining credible.
Topics We Discuss
- Why capable and experienced people still make poor decisions.
- The difference between protecting credibility and protecting an image.
- How fear of failure influences judgment and behavior.
- Why admitting mistakes matters in leadership.
- The relationship between personal identity and professional success.
- How leaders can encourage accountability rather than concealment.
- What elite sport teaches us about responding when things go wrong.
My Thoughts
I have never believed that credibility comes from always being right.
Nobody is.
What matters is what we do with the information reality gives us, particularly when that information contradicts what we expected.
There is a significant difference between making a mistake and refusing to acknowledge one.
The first is part of life. The second is a choice.
And sometimes, the greatest obstacle to making a better decision is our determination to prove that the previous one was correct.
★★★★★ — Mitchell | Broken, Becoming, Belonging
“Wonderful conversation.”
When Pressure Tests Leadership: Mistakes, Decisions, and the Human Side of Leadership
Broken, Becoming, Belonging — with Mitchell
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