The writer F. Scott Fitzgerald once said, “Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.” Here are a few ways you can turn failures at work into positives.

 

Avoid pointing fingers: It’s not failure itself that’s the problem; it’s the fear of failing and doing so publicly. This means it’ll be more difficult for the organization to grow. To succeed, the fear of doing nothing must be stronger than the fear of doing it wrong. 

 

Learn from mistakes: Many successful people have experienced failure and learned from it. Understanding what went wrong and why means you’re less likely to repeat the mistakes and more likely to find innovative ways forward. In every failure, there is the potential for success.

 

Don’t let mistakes define you: You are not a failure when something goes wrong. What you tried didn’t go according to plan, that’s all. Pick yourself up and use failure as a catalyst for success.