Melissa Stevens, Author at Shortform Books

Healthcare Culture: Should Failure Be Acknowledged?

Is healthcare culture failure-averse? When mistakes and failures occur, should they be acknowledged and treated as learning opportunities? In Black Box Thinking, the author talks about how certain industries progress from failures. For example, the airline industries carefully track and learn from their mistakes while our healthcare culture has an aversion to failure. Keep reading to learn why failure aversion in healthcare culture stunts growth in the healthcare system.

Bottom-Up Learning: Success in Small Steps

What is bottom-up learning? How does bottom-up learning breed success? Bottom-up learning is taking small steps with limited knowledge, making mistakes, and adjusting. On the other hand, a top-down approach to learning is when a small group of elites builds theories to capture the truth about something. Read more to understand why a bottom-up learning approach advances human society.

Learning From Failure Is Critical for Your Success

Why is learning from failure beneficial? How can you develop by learning from failure? Black Box Thinking shows how learning from failure can benefit you personally and society as a whole. Without making mistakes and learning from failure, the world would be a very different place. Read on to explore why human development requires learning from failure.

How to Create a Growth Mindset Culture

What is a growth mindset culture? How do you create a growth mindset culture? A growth mindset culture is established when individuals make mistakes and then learn from those mistakes, rather than ignoring them. A growth mindset culture believes that failure is expected and that failure should be a tool for learning. Read more to understand the concept of a growth mindset culture and how to create one.

What Is a Cognitive Distortion?

What is a cognitive distortion? How can humans combat cognitive distortions to handle situations effectively? A cognitive distortion is an unconscious mental distortion of facts that may come into play for a number of reasons. In the book Black box Thinking, the author discusses how cognitive distortion is a mechanism that we use when we fail to accept and learn from our mistakes. Read on to discover: what is a cognitive distortion?

How to Handle Tough Topics to Talk About

Do you have some tough topics to talk about? How do you handle difficult situations that may arise? The book Crucial Accountability teaches readers how to deal with tricky situations that may arise when you have tough topics to talk about. These points can apply to many kinds of difficult conversations. Keep reading to find out how to handle tough topics to talk about in life, work, and relationships.

Contrasting Statements: Useful Tools For Trustbuilding

What are contrasting statements? How can you use them to build trust and mutual respect in a discussion? In the book Crucial Accountability, the authors talk about how contrasting statements can build mutual respect when the other person is feeling unsafe in a conversation. Contrasting statements are the building blocks of good discussions, whereas feeling a lack of mutual respect and having different motives ruins them. Keep reading to learn how to use contrasting statements to build mutual respect in a relationship.

Crucial Accountability: Book Review & Context

Are you looking for a Crucial Accountability book review? What is the historical and intellectual context of the book? This Crucial Accountability book review has the answers. Crucial Accountability was published as part of the Crucial Learning series to discuss the importance of accountability conversations and how to effectively manage them. Keep reading to explore our Crucial Accountability book review.

Accountability in Relationships: Should You Discuss It?

When should you discuss accountability in relationships? What three questions should you ask yourself before discussing sensitive accountability issues? Accountability in relationships can be a tough issue to tackle. Stakes are high when the relationship could end up permanently damaged. According to the book Crucial Accountability, there are a few questions you should ask yourself before discussing accountability in relationships. Keep reading to learn three key points to consider before discussing accountability in relationships.

Toxic Communication: Why People Don’t Speak Up

What is toxic communication? How does toxic communication first arise in a relationship? You don’t want to start a fight, but saying nothing might end your relationship. According to the book Crucial Accountability, toxic communication first occurs when people choose to stay silent. Often, people don’t speak up because they either downplay the costs of silence, exaggerate the risk of speaking up, or consider themselves helpless. Keep reading to learn more about toxic communication and the three reasons people choose to stay silent.