It cannot be understated how many failures I’ve been involved in. Part of it is bad luck and part of it is this mindset I have to have a job no matter what 

The only people that benefit from failure are the owners. You just look like shit. Never understood this but it is what it is. Everyone is bullshitting. 

One of the most spectacular failures I’ve ever been involved with was a grocery delivery company. They had a profitable business since the 90s Internet bubble. The only thing constraining them was their capacity. So they got in bed with PE and made a deal. Built a massive new facility. I got hired as part of “digital transformation” under a new CMO and started right when the new space opened. 

The transition to the new facility was an unmitigated disaster. Everything went wrong. To the point the PE guys came in one day to an all company meeting. They put up a video of money being lit on fire and told everyone “this is what you are doing to teachers retirement money”

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Life is just a story of hits and misses . I could have written almost everything here about my years at Blackberry :) except Nokia was the main player but still had a great % in the game.

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Exactly. They aren’t really better. Some winners have wider safety nets, some came at the right time, some had one piece of advice that changed it all … etc. I honestly don’t take being in these arenas for granted. It somewhat helps to define your leadership philosophy early.

I’ve had pretty rotten luck in a lot of ways. But also helps me remember that the winners aren’t smarter than me per se. Luck involved there too — no Gods