Here’s the thing about leadership: not all mistakes are equal.

I had an eye-opening conversation with Jacques van den Broek, former CEO of Randstad Holdings, who once made a $150 million blunder early in his career.

Huge, right? But here’s the twist—he wasn’t fired.

In fact, he stayed and eventually rose to CEO.

How? The size of the mistake mattered, but it didn’t sink the company.

They took the hit, learned, and moved on.

Now, imagine if you’re a broker who fails every deal and tries to convince new clients with a track record like that—it’s not happening.

The key lesson here is that mistakes are a given, but their size and impact are what truly count.

Knowing which mistakes are manageable and which are catastrophic can make or break your career.

So, how do you handle mistakes? When do they become deal-breakers?

Let’s discuss in the comments!

#Leadership #Mistakes #LearningFromFailure #LeadershipLessons #LeadingWithVulnerability

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Jacob is the international best-selling author of 5 books including Leading With Vulnerability, The Future Leader, and The Employee Experience Advantage. He's also a professionally trained futurist and keynote speaker. Jacob's passion and mission is to create great leaders, engaged employees, and future-ready organizations. His work has been endorsed by the CEOs of Nestle, Cisco, Best Buy, Unilever, Mastercard, Audi, The Ritz Carlton, Yum! Brands, and countless others.

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