June 27, 2024 Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam partial failure: Here’s what to know It’s the second-largest flood in the dam’s history and the equivalent of once-a-century flooding. BY Associated Press The visuals were stunning: Water from the Blue Earth River surged around a southern Minnesota dam, carrying a shipping container with it as it toppled utility poles, … Continue reading Minnesota’s Rapidan Dam partial failure: Here’s what to know
Tag Archives: Failure
If you think failure is the secret to success, you’re wrong. Here’s why
June 11, 2024 If you think failure is the secret to success, you’re wrong. Here’s why According to psychologists, failure doesn’t actually make you stronger—and that perception can even be damaging. BY Shalene Gupta When we fail, we tell ourselves there’s a silver lining: that failure is a necessary stepping stone for success. Thomas Edison wrote … Continue reading If you think failure is the secret to success, you’re wrong. Here’s why
Why does journalism seem like it’s collapsing? Call it market failure
By Ryan McCarthy February 02, 2024 This year, something unusually dark is happening in an industry that is, by design, quite used to handling bad news. In a strong economy, with unemployment near a 50-year low, virtually every single part of the news business—digital media, local news, TV, print, podcasts, and documentaries—is laying off … Continue reading Why does journalism seem like it’s collapsing? Call it market failure
5 failure points of a marketing measurement plan — and how to fix them
Set up your marketing campaigns for success with a well-thought-out measurement plan. Here’s what to consider when creating one. Katie Robbert on June 1, 2023 I’ve sat through countless meetings where someone has a kernel of an idea for the marketing team, and within a few minutes, it’s a full-blown campaign. Everyone is ready to … Continue reading 5 failure points of a marketing measurement plan — and how to fix them
Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explains why we should normalize failure
By Jessica Bursztynsky March 10, 2023 As mass layoffs and sky-high inflation continue to shake the economy, it seems the fear of a potential recession is on everyone’s mind these days. [Photo: Courtesy Adam Grant] Fast Company sat down with organizational psychologist and Wharton professor Adam Grant at BetterUp’s Uplift conference in San Francisco … Continue reading Organizational psychologist Adam Grant explains why we should normalize failure
Failure to get the most out of data clean rooms is costing marketers money
Less than a third are using clean rooms data for attribution. ROI/ROAS measurement, or media/marketing mix modeling. Constantine von Hoffman on January 25, 2023 Despite the widespread use of data clean rooms (DCR), less than a third of marketers are leveraging DCRs’ full capabilities, according to a new report. Nearly half (47%) of marketers are … Continue reading Failure to get the most out of data clean rooms is costing marketers money
Martech failure? 50% say loyalty programs don’t offer much value
Get an app: It’s 2022 and people have been irritated about physical loyalty cards for decades. Constantine von Hoffman on May 19, 2022 The goal of martech is to add value for business and customer via personalized experiences which increase brand engagement. Loyalty programs seem like the perfect channel for this. So why is there … Continue reading Martech failure? 50% say loyalty programs don’t offer much value
You Are Not A FAILURE… Overcoming Our Mistakes
Lori McNeil September 16, 2021 It is not a question of IF we are going to make a mistake, take a misstep, tell a little white lie (I can’t help but remember Forest Gump saying “mama said nothin’ wrong with a little white lie, they don’t hurt anybody”), or make a split second decision to … Continue reading You Are Not A FAILURE… Overcoming Our Mistakes
Your Old School Management Practices Are Dooming You To Failure
Steven Imke September 13, 2021 When it comes to running a business, what I have noticed is that while many founders are progressive with the technical aspects of their business ideas, their understanding of how small businesses operates is quite retarded and based on many industrial era concepts that have long outlived their usefulness decades … Continue reading Your Old School Management Practices Are Dooming You To Failure
3 Essential Agile Failure Patterns in 7:31 Minutes—Making Your Scrum Work
Stefan Wolpers June 9, 2021 TL; DR: Essential Agile Failure Patterns — When Noise Interferes with Signal There are plenty of failure possibilities with Scrum. Given that Scrum is a framework with a reasonable yet short “manual,” this effect should not surprise anyone. When Scrum becomes an element of an agile transformation, the following three … Continue reading 3 Essential Agile Failure Patterns in 7:31 Minutes—Making Your Scrum Work