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Permission to Screw Up
How I Learned to Lead by Doing (Almost) Everything Wrong
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4.6 • 28 Ratings
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
The inspiring, unlikely, laugh-out-loud story of how one woman learned to lead–and how she ultimately succeeded, not despite her many mistakes, but because of them.
This is the story of how Kristen Hadeed built Student Maid, a cleaning company where people are happy, loyal, productive, and empowered, even while they’re mopping floors and scrubbing toilets. It’s the story of how she went from being an almost comically inept leader to a sought-after CEO who teaches others how to lead.
Hadeed unintentionally launched Student Maid while attending college ten years ago. Since then, Student Maid has employed hundreds of students and is widely recognized for its industry-leading retention rate and its culture of trust and accountability. But Kristen and her company were no overnight sensation. In fact, they were almost nothing at all.
Along the way, Kristen got it wrong almost as often as she got it right. Giving out hugs instead of feedback, fixing errors instead of enforcing accountability, and hosting parties instead of cultivating meaningful relationships were just a few of her many mistakes. But Kristen’s willingness to admit and learn from those mistakes helped her give her people the chance to learn from their own screwups too.
Permission to Screw Up dismisses the idea that leaders and organizations should try to be perfect. It encourages people of all ages to go for it and learn to lead by acting, rather than waiting or thinking. Through a brutally honest and often hilarious account of her own struggles, Kristen encourages us to embrace our failures and proves that we’ll be better leaders when we do.
Customer Reviews
I’ve had an awakening
I heard about this book from my own mentor which turned out to be one of the best things to happen to me. I usually devour books in a day or two tops, but this one actually took me a while to read. I found myself pausing every couple words highlighting each inspiring paragraph after another. I was taking notes the whole book and found myself just stopping to process everything. Im a young millennial people leader and this book was exactly what I needed to read at a time when I needed it. I’ve been telling my own leadership team, husband, random stranger, or anyone who is willing to listen to me, about all that I’ve learned. I feel that I’ve had a leadership awakening. This has already started to shape my thinking and interactions with my employees. If you’re anything like me, please do yourself a favor and read this.
Fail Forward
Kristen writes an amazing read on how your failures can build your success. Not only did she learn from them but she empowered them to become better, stronger, and a greater leader than she was the day before. Not only did this book and the experiences she went through give me an insight to see what it takes to be a successful leader but as given me a new found hope and ambition to follow my dream and become the person I seek in others.
Very helpful
This book is great for any business owner or manager running a business and trying to develop a strong team with good culture!