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Why Strong Systems (and People) Are Built to Fail Safely

Why Strong Systems (and People) Are Built to Fail Safely

Update: 2025-10-28
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Great leaders don’t design environments that never fail, but they do build ones that recover quickly. In this episode, we explore the difference between "fail-safe" and "safe-to-fail" systems and what NASA’s Apollo 13 mission, Netflix’s Chaos Monkey, and parenting can teach us about building stronger, more flexible mindsets. 

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Why Strong Systems (and People) Are Built to Fail Safely

Why Strong Systems (and People) Are Built to Fail Safely

Zach Brandon