{"id":59478,"date":"2025-07-08T12:43:46","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"\/andsb3v\/pain-points-learning-from-mistakes\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T12:43:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T12:43:46","slug":"pain-points-learning-from-mistakes","status":"publish","type":"product-content","link":"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/andsb3v\/pain-points-learning-from-mistakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Pain Points Podcast: Learning From Mistakes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>To err is human&#8230; but to own up isn&#8217;t easy!<\/strong><\/p><p>And it can be even harder to look honestly at what happened, and highlight the key lessons to learn.<\/p><p>On this episode of our Pain Points podcast, Dr Ayo Olatoye reveals what a positive difference it can make when you <strong>do<\/strong> face up to failure. He explores what happened to him when he made a serious mistake at work. And he explains his personal approach to seeing what went wrong, doing the right things in response, and setting yourself up to succeed next time.<br\/><\/p><div class=\"ew-audio\" data-source=\"embed\"><div class=\"ew-audio-embed\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"360\" scrolling=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/players\/SGLTwBIt-i6FVyGfQ.html\" title=\"Pain Points Ep61\" width=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Subscribe<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/support.mindtools.com\/t\/6R80-Y7P5-5BGIVX-PS27O-1\/c.aspx\" href=\"https:\/\/support.mindtools.com\/t\/6R80-Y7P5-5BGIVX-PS27O-1\/c.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe to the podcast<\/a> to listen on your podcast app of choice.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Share Your Pain!<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p>You can contact the team anytime via email: <a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:painpoints@mindtools.com\" href=\"mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:mailto:painpoints@mindtools.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">painpoints@mindtools.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Mind Tools Resources About Mistakes<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/a27yhpa\/how-to-learn-from-your-mistakes\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/a27yhpa\/how-to-learn-from-your-mistakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Learn From Your Mistakes<\/a> (Article)<strong> <\/strong><\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/av1gu8l\/how-to-recover-from-mistakes-video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/av1gu8l\/how-to-recover-from-mistakes-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Recover From Mistakes<\/a> (Animated Video) <\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/aeara1t\/mistakes-were-made-but-not-by-me\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/aeara1t\/mistakes-were-made-but-not-by-me\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mistakes Were Made&#8230;<\/a> (Book Insight Review) <\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/a04umqx\/making-amends\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/a04umqx\/making-amends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Making Amends<\/a> (Article) <\/p><p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/ab9ukqa\/how-to-learn-from-your-mistakes-video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mindtools.com\/ab9ukqa\/how-to-learn-from-your-mistakes-video\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Steps to Learn From Your Mistakes<\/a> (Video)<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Our Expert Guest<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p><a class=\"ew-link\" data-url=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-ayo-olatoye-1b163a98\" href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/dr-ayo-olatoye-1b163a98\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dr Ayo Olatoye<\/a> on LinkedIn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On this episode of our podcast, Dr Ayo Olatoye reveals what a positive difference it can make when you face up to failure. 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