Freedom to Fail

Pete Dawkins (West Point class of 1959, Heisman Trophy winner, First Captain of the Corps of Cadets, in the top of his class in academics, with a distinguished military career) as a Captain wrote a seminal article entitled “Freedom to Fail” which was published in Infantry Magazine. As Dawkins aptly pointed out, failure can be the greatest teacher we have. It fosters critical review of the actions leading to the failure, while success breeds complacency and acceptance of the status quo.

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