id sid tid token lemma pos hbr-org-5273 1 1 Strategies strategy NNS hbr-org-5273 1 2 for for IN hbr-org-5273 1 3 Learning learn VBG hbr-org-5273 1 4 from from IN hbr-org-5273 1 5 Failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 1 6 Subscribe subscribe NN hbr-org-5273 1 7 Sign Sign NNP hbr-org-5273 1 8 In in IN hbr-org-5273 1 9 CLEAR CLEAR NNP hbr-org-5273 1 10 SUGGESTED suggest VBN hbr-org-5273 1 11 TOPICS topics NN hbr-org-5273 1 12 Explore explore NN hbr-org-5273 1 13 HBR HBR NNP hbr-org-5273 1 14 Diversity diversity NN hbr-org-5273 1 15 Latest Latest NNP hbr-org-5273 1 16 The the DT hbr-org-5273 1 17 Magazine Magazine NNP hbr-org-5273 1 18 Most Most JJS hbr-org-5273 1 19 Popular Popular NNP hbr-org-5273 1 20 Podcasts Podcasts NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 21 Video Video NNP hbr-org-5273 1 22 Store Store NNP hbr-org-5273 1 23 Webinars Webinars NNP hbr-org-5273 1 24 Newsletters Newsletters NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 25 Popular Popular NNP hbr-org-5273 1 26 Topics Topics NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 27 Managing manage VBG hbr-org-5273 1 28 Yourself Yourself NNP hbr-org-5273 1 29 Leadership leadership NN hbr-org-5273 1 30 Strategy strategy NN hbr-org-5273 1 31 Managing Managing NNP hbr-org-5273 1 32 Teams Teams NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 33 Gender Gender NNP hbr-org-5273 1 34 Innovation Innovation NNP hbr-org-5273 1 35 Work work NN hbr-org-5273 1 36 - - HYPH hbr-org-5273 1 37 life life NN hbr-org-5273 1 38 Balance balance NN hbr-org-5273 1 39 All all DT hbr-org-5273 1 40 Topics Topics NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 41 For for IN hbr-org-5273 1 42 Subscribers subscriber NNS hbr-org-5273 1 43 The the DT hbr-org-5273 1 44 Big big JJ hbr-org-5273 1 45 Idea idea NN hbr-org-5273 1 46 Visual visual JJ hbr-org-5273 1 47 Library library NN hbr-org-5273 1 48 Reading reading NN hbr-org-5273 1 49 Lists Lists NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 50 Case Case NNP hbr-org-5273 1 51 Selections selection VBZ hbr-org-5273 1 52 Subscribe Subscribe NNP hbr-org-5273 1 53 My -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 1 54 Account account NN hbr-org-5273 1 55 My -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 1 56 Library Library NNP hbr-org-5273 1 57 Topic Topic NNP hbr-org-5273 1 58 Feeds Feeds NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 59 Orders Orders NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 60 Account Account NNP hbr-org-5273 1 61 Settings Settings NNP hbr-org-5273 1 62 Email Email NNP hbr-org-5273 1 63 Preferences Preferences NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 64 Log Log NNP hbr-org-5273 1 65 Out out RP hbr-org-5273 1 66 Sign Sign NNP hbr-org-5273 1 67 In in IN hbr-org-5273 1 68 Subscribe Subscribe NNP hbr-org-5273 1 69 Diversity diversity NN hbr-org-5273 1 70 Latest late JJS hbr-org-5273 1 71 Podcasts podcast NNS hbr-org-5273 1 72 Video Video NNP hbr-org-5273 1 73 The the DT hbr-org-5273 1 74 Magazine Magazine NNP hbr-org-5273 1 75 Store Store NNP hbr-org-5273 1 76 Webinars Webinars NNP hbr-org-5273 1 77 Newsletters Newsletters NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 78 All all DT hbr-org-5273 1 79 Topics Topics NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 80 The the DT hbr-org-5273 1 81 Big big JJ hbr-org-5273 1 82 Idea idea NN hbr-org-5273 1 83 Visual visual JJ hbr-org-5273 1 84 Library library NN hbr-org-5273 1 85 Reading reading NN hbr-org-5273 1 86 Lists Lists NNPS hbr-org-5273 1 87 Case case NN hbr-org-5273 1 88 Selections selection VBZ hbr-org-5273 1 89 My -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 1 90 Library library NN hbr-org-5273 1 91 Account account NN hbr-org-5273 1 92 Settings setting NNS hbr-org-5273 1 93 Log log VBP hbr-org-5273 1 94 Out out RP hbr-org-5273 1 95 Sign sign NN hbr-org-5273 1 96 In in IN hbr-org-5273 1 97 Your -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 1 98 Cart cart NN hbr-org-5273 1 99 Your -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 1 100 Shopping shopping NN hbr-org-5273 1 101 Cart Cart NNP hbr-org-5273 1 102 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 1 103 empty empty JJ hbr-org-5273 1 104 . . . hbr-org-5273 2 1 Visit visit VB hbr-org-5273 2 2 Our -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 2 3 Store Store NNP hbr-org-5273 2 4 Guest Guest NNP hbr-org-5273 2 5 User user NN hbr-org-5273 2 6 Subscriber Subscriber NNP hbr-org-5273 2 7 My -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 2 8 Library Library NNP hbr-org-5273 2 9 Topic Topic NNP hbr-org-5273 2 10 Feeds Feeds NNPS hbr-org-5273 2 11 Orders Orders NNPS hbr-org-5273 2 12 Account Account NNP hbr-org-5273 2 13 Settings Settings NNP hbr-org-5273 2 14 Email Email NNP hbr-org-5273 2 15 Preferences Preferences NNPS hbr-org-5273 2 16 Log Log NNP hbr-org-5273 2 17 Out out RP hbr-org-5273 2 18 Reading read VBG hbr-org-5273 2 19 List list NN hbr-org-5273 2 20 Reading Reading NNP hbr-org-5273 2 21 Lists Lists NNPS hbr-org-5273 2 22 You -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 2 23 have have VBP hbr-org-5273 2 24 1 1 CD hbr-org-5273 2 25 free free JJ hbr-org-5273 2 26 articles article NNS hbr-org-5273 2 27 left leave VBN hbr-org-5273 2 28 this this DT hbr-org-5273 2 29 month month NN hbr-org-5273 2 30 . . . hbr-org-5273 3 1 You -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 3 2 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 3 3 reading read VBG hbr-org-5273 3 4 your -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 3 5 last last JJ hbr-org-5273 3 6 free free JJ hbr-org-5273 3 7 article article NN hbr-org-5273 3 8 for for IN hbr-org-5273 3 9 this this DT hbr-org-5273 3 10 month month NN hbr-org-5273 3 11 . . . hbr-org-5273 4 1 Subscribe subscribe VB hbr-org-5273 4 2 for for IN hbr-org-5273 4 3 unlimited unlimited JJ hbr-org-5273 4 4 access access NN hbr-org-5273 4 5 . . . hbr-org-5273 5 1 Create create VB hbr-org-5273 5 2 an an DT hbr-org-5273 5 3 account account NN hbr-org-5273 5 4 to to TO hbr-org-5273 5 5 read read VB hbr-org-5273 5 6 2 2 CD hbr-org-5273 5 7 more more JJR hbr-org-5273 5 8 . . . hbr-org-5273 6 1 Leadership leadership NN hbr-org-5273 6 2 Strategies Strategies NNP hbr-org-5273 6 3 for for IN hbr-org-5273 6 4 Learning learn VBG hbr-org-5273 6 5 from from IN hbr-org-5273 6 6 Failure Failure NNP hbr-org-5273 6 7 We -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 6 8 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 6 9 programmed program VBN hbr-org-5273 6 10 at at IN hbr-org-5273 6 11 an an DT hbr-org-5273 6 12 early early JJ hbr-org-5273 6 13 age age NN hbr-org-5273 6 14 to to TO hbr-org-5273 6 15 think think VB hbr-org-5273 6 16 that that IN hbr-org-5273 6 17 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 6 18 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 6 19 bad bad JJ hbr-org-5273 6 20 . . . hbr-org-5273 7 1 That that DT hbr-org-5273 7 2 belief belief NN hbr-org-5273 7 3 prevents prevent VBZ hbr-org-5273 7 4 organizations organization NNS hbr-org-5273 7 5 from from IN hbr-org-5273 7 6 effectively effectively RB hbr-org-5273 7 7 learning learn VBG hbr-org-5273 7 8 from from IN hbr-org-5273 7 9 their -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 7 10 missteps misstep NNS hbr-org-5273 7 11 . . . hbr-org-5273 8 1 by by IN hbr-org-5273 8 2 Amy Amy NNP hbr-org-5273 8 3 C. C. NNP hbr-org-5273 8 4 Edmondson Edmondson NNP hbr-org-5273 8 5 by by IN hbr-org-5273 8 6 Amy Amy NNP hbr-org-5273 8 7 C. C. NNP hbr-org-5273 8 8 Edmondson Edmondson NNP hbr-org-5273 8 9 From from IN hbr-org-5273 8 10 the the DT hbr-org-5273 8 11 Magazine Magazine NNP hbr-org-5273 8 12 ( ( -LRB- hbr-org-5273 8 13 April April NNP hbr-org-5273 8 14 2011 2011 CD hbr-org-5273 8 15 ) ) -RRB- hbr-org-5273 8 16 Tweet Tweet NNP hbr-org-5273 8 17 Post Post NNP hbr-org-5273 8 18 Share share NN hbr-org-5273 8 19 Save Save NNP hbr-org-5273 8 20 Get get VB hbr-org-5273 8 21 PDF PDF NNP hbr-org-5273 8 22 Buy Buy NNP hbr-org-5273 8 23 Copies copy NNS hbr-org-5273 8 24 Print Print NNP hbr-org-5273 8 25 Summary Summary NNP hbr-org-5273 8 26 . . . hbr-org-5273 9 1 Reprint reprint NN hbr-org-5273 9 2 : : : hbr-org-5273 9 3 R1104B R1104B NNP hbr-org-5273 9 4 Many many JJ hbr-org-5273 9 5 executives executive NNS hbr-org-5273 9 6 believe believe VBP hbr-org-5273 9 7 that that IN hbr-org-5273 9 8 all all DT hbr-org-5273 9 9 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 9 10 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 9 11 bad bad JJ hbr-org-5273 9 12 ( ( -LRB- hbr-org-5273 9 13 although although IN hbr-org-5273 9 14 it -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 9 15 usually usually RB hbr-org-5273 9 16 provides provide VBZ hbr-org-5273 9 17 lessons lesson NNS hbr-org-5273 9 18 ) ) -RRB- hbr-org-5273 9 19 and and CC hbr-org-5273 9 20 that that IN hbr-org-5273 9 21 learning learn VBG hbr-org-5273 9 22 from from IN hbr-org-5273 9 23 it -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 9 24 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 9 25 pretty pretty RB hbr-org-5273 9 26 straightforward straightforward JJ hbr-org-5273 9 27 . . . hbr-org-5273 10 1 The the DT hbr-org-5273 10 2 author author NN hbr-org-5273 10 3 , , , hbr-org-5273 10 4 a a DT hbr-org-5273 10 5 professor professor NN hbr-org-5273 10 6 at at IN hbr-org-5273 10 7 Harvard Harvard NNP hbr-org-5273 10 8 Business Business NNP hbr-org-5273 10 9 School School NNP hbr-org-5273 10 10 , , , hbr-org-5273 10 11 thinks think VBZ hbr-org-5273 10 12 both both DT hbr-org-5273 10 13 beliefs belief NNS hbr-org-5273 10 14 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 10 15 misguided misguide VBN hbr-org-5273 10 16 . . . hbr-org-5273 11 1 In in IN hbr-org-5273 11 2 organizational organizational JJ hbr-org-5273 11 3 life life NN hbr-org-5273 11 4 , , , hbr-org-5273 11 5 she -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 11 6 says say VBZ hbr-org-5273 11 7 , , , hbr-org-5273 11 8 some some DT hbr-org-5273 11 9 failures failure NNS hbr-org-5273 11 10 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 11 11 inevitable inevitable JJ hbr-org-5273 11 12 and and CC hbr-org-5273 11 13 some some DT hbr-org-5273 11 14 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 11 15 even even RB hbr-org-5273 11 16 good good JJ hbr-org-5273 11 17 . . . hbr-org-5273 12 1 And and CC hbr-org-5273 12 2 successful successful JJ hbr-org-5273 12 3 learning learning NN hbr-org-5273 12 4 from from IN hbr-org-5273 12 5 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 12 6 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 12 7 not not RB hbr-org-5273 12 8 simple simple JJ hbr-org-5273 12 9 : : : hbr-org-5273 12 10 It -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 12 11 requires require VBZ hbr-org-5273 12 12 context context NN hbr-org-5273 12 13 - - HYPH hbr-org-5273 12 14 specific specific JJ hbr-org-5273 12 15 strategies strategy NNS hbr-org-5273 12 16 . . . hbr-org-5273 13 1 But but CC hbr-org-5273 13 2 first first JJ hbr-org-5273 13 3 leaders leader NNS hbr-org-5273 13 4 must must MD hbr-org-5273 13 5 understand understand VB hbr-org-5273 13 6 how how WRB hbr-org-5273 13 7 the the DT hbr-org-5273 13 8 blame blame NN hbr-org-5273 13 9 game game NN hbr-org-5273 13 10 gets get VBZ hbr-org-5273 13 11 in in IN hbr-org-5273 13 12 the the DT hbr-org-5273 13 13 way way NN hbr-org-5273 13 14 and and CC hbr-org-5273 13 15 work work NN hbr-org-5273 13 16 to to TO hbr-org-5273 13 17 create create VB hbr-org-5273 13 18 an an DT hbr-org-5273 13 19 organizational organizational JJ hbr-org-5273 13 20 culture culture NN hbr-org-5273 13 21 in in IN hbr-org-5273 13 22 which which WDT hbr-org-5273 13 23 employees employee NNS hbr-org-5273 13 24 feel feel VBP hbr-org-5273 13 25 safe safe JJ hbr-org-5273 13 26 admitting admit VBG hbr-org-5273 13 27 or or CC hbr-org-5273 13 28 reporting report VBG hbr-org-5273 13 29 on on IN hbr-org-5273 13 30 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 13 31 . . . hbr-org-5273 14 1 Failures failure NNS hbr-org-5273 14 2 fall fall VBP hbr-org-5273 14 3 into into IN hbr-org-5273 14 4 three three CD hbr-org-5273 14 5 categories category NNS hbr-org-5273 14 6 : : : hbr-org-5273 14 7 preventable preventable JJ hbr-org-5273 14 8 ones one NNS hbr-org-5273 14 9 in in IN hbr-org-5273 14 10 predictable predictable JJ hbr-org-5273 14 11 operations operation NNS hbr-org-5273 14 12 , , , hbr-org-5273 14 13 which which WDT hbr-org-5273 14 14 usually usually RB hbr-org-5273 14 15 involve involve VBP hbr-org-5273 14 16 deviations deviation NNS hbr-org-5273 14 17 from from IN hbr-org-5273 14 18 spec spec NN hbr-org-5273 14 19 ; ; : hbr-org-5273 14 20 unavoidable unavoidable JJ hbr-org-5273 14 21 ones one NNS hbr-org-5273 14 22 in in IN hbr-org-5273 14 23 complex complex JJ hbr-org-5273 14 24 systems system NNS hbr-org-5273 14 25 , , , hbr-org-5273 14 26 which which WDT hbr-org-5273 14 27 may may MD hbr-org-5273 14 28 arise arise VB hbr-org-5273 14 29 from from IN hbr-org-5273 14 30 unique unique JJ hbr-org-5273 14 31 combinations combination NNS hbr-org-5273 14 32 of of IN hbr-org-5273 14 33 needs need NNS hbr-org-5273 14 34 , , , hbr-org-5273 14 35 people people NNS hbr-org-5273 14 36 , , , hbr-org-5273 14 37 and and CC hbr-org-5273 14 38 problems problem NNS hbr-org-5273 14 39 ; ; : hbr-org-5273 14 40 and and CC hbr-org-5273 14 41 intelligent intelligent JJ hbr-org-5273 14 42 ones one NNS hbr-org-5273 14 43 at at IN hbr-org-5273 14 44 the the DT hbr-org-5273 14 45 frontier frontier NN hbr-org-5273 14 46 , , , hbr-org-5273 14 47 where where WRB hbr-org-5273 14 48 “ " `` hbr-org-5273 14 49 good good JJ hbr-org-5273 14 50 ” " '' hbr-org-5273 14 51 failures failure NNS hbr-org-5273 14 52 occur occur VBP hbr-org-5273 14 53 quickly quickly RB hbr-org-5273 14 54 and and CC hbr-org-5273 14 55 on on IN hbr-org-5273 14 56 a a DT hbr-org-5273 14 57 small small JJ hbr-org-5273 14 58 scale scale NN hbr-org-5273 14 59 , , , hbr-org-5273 14 60 providing provide VBG hbr-org-5273 14 61 the the DT hbr-org-5273 14 62 most most RBS hbr-org-5273 14 63 valuable valuable JJ hbr-org-5273 14 64 information information NN hbr-org-5273 14 65 . . . hbr-org-5273 15 1 Strong strong JJ hbr-org-5273 15 2 leadership leadership NN hbr-org-5273 15 3 can can MD hbr-org-5273 15 4 build build VB hbr-org-5273 15 5 a a DT hbr-org-5273 15 6 learning learning NN hbr-org-5273 15 7 culture culture NN hbr-org-5273 15 8 — — : hbr-org-5273 15 9 one one CD hbr-org-5273 15 10 in in IN hbr-org-5273 15 11 which which WDT hbr-org-5273 15 12 failures failure NNS hbr-org-5273 15 13 large large JJ hbr-org-5273 15 14 and and CC hbr-org-5273 15 15 small small JJ hbr-org-5273 15 16 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 15 17 consistently consistently RB hbr-org-5273 15 18 reported report VBN hbr-org-5273 15 19 and and CC hbr-org-5273 15 20 deeply deeply RB hbr-org-5273 15 21 analyzed analyze VBN hbr-org-5273 15 22 , , , hbr-org-5273 15 23 and and CC hbr-org-5273 15 24 opportunities opportunity NNS hbr-org-5273 15 25 to to TO hbr-org-5273 15 26 experiment experiment NN hbr-org-5273 15 27 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 15 28 proactively proactively RB hbr-org-5273 15 29 sought seek VBN hbr-org-5273 15 30 . . . hbr-org-5273 16 1 Executives executive NNS hbr-org-5273 16 2 commonly commonly RB hbr-org-5273 16 3 and and CC hbr-org-5273 16 4 understandably understandably RB hbr-org-5273 16 5 worry worry VB hbr-org-5273 16 6 that that IN hbr-org-5273 16 7 taking take VBG hbr-org-5273 16 8 a a DT hbr-org-5273 16 9 sympathetic sympathetic JJ hbr-org-5273 16 10 stance stance NN hbr-org-5273 16 11 toward toward IN hbr-org-5273 16 12 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 16 13 will will MD hbr-org-5273 16 14 create create VB hbr-org-5273 16 15 an an DT hbr-org-5273 16 16 “ " `` hbr-org-5273 16 17 anything anything NN hbr-org-5273 16 18 goes go VBZ hbr-org-5273 16 19 ” " '' hbr-org-5273 16 20 work work NN hbr-org-5273 16 21 environment environment NN hbr-org-5273 16 22 . . . hbr-org-5273 17 1 They -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 17 2 should should MD hbr-org-5273 17 3 instead instead RB hbr-org-5273 17 4 recognize recognize VB hbr-org-5273 17 5 that that IN hbr-org-5273 17 6 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 17 7 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 17 8 inevitable inevitable JJ hbr-org-5273 17 9 in in IN hbr-org-5273 17 10 today today NN hbr-org-5273 17 11 ’s ’s POS hbr-org-5273 17 12 complex complex JJ hbr-org-5273 17 13 work work NN hbr-org-5273 17 14 organizations organization NNS hbr-org-5273 17 15 . . . hbr-org-5273 18 1 Tweet Tweet NNP hbr-org-5273 18 2 Post post NN hbr-org-5273 18 3 Share share NN hbr-org-5273 18 4 Save Save NNP hbr-org-5273 18 5 Get get VB hbr-org-5273 18 6 PDF PDF NNP hbr-org-5273 18 7 Buy Buy NNP hbr-org-5273 18 8 Copies Copies NNPS hbr-org-5273 18 9 Print Print NNP hbr-org-5273 18 10 Leer Leer NNP hbr-org-5273 18 11 en en IN hbr-org-5273 18 12 español español NN hbr-org-5273 18 13 The the DT hbr-org-5273 18 14 wisdom wisdom NN hbr-org-5273 18 15 of of IN hbr-org-5273 18 16 learning learn VBG hbr-org-5273 18 17 from from IN hbr-org-5273 18 18 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 18 19 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 18 20 incontrovertible incontrovertible JJ hbr-org-5273 18 21 . . . hbr-org-5273 19 1 Yet yet CC hbr-org-5273 19 2 organizations organization NNS hbr-org-5273 19 3 that that WDT hbr-org-5273 19 4 do do VBP hbr-org-5273 19 5 it -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 19 6 well well RB hbr-org-5273 19 7 are be VBP hbr-org-5273 19 8 extraordinarily extraordinarily RB hbr-org-5273 19 9 rare rare JJ hbr-org-5273 19 10 . . . hbr-org-5273 20 1 This this DT hbr-org-5273 20 2 gap gap NN hbr-org-5273 20 3 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 20 4 not not RB hbr-org-5273 20 5 due due JJ hbr-org-5273 20 6 to to IN hbr-org-5273 20 7 a a DT hbr-org-5273 20 8 lack lack NN hbr-org-5273 20 9 of of IN hbr-org-5273 20 10 commitment commitment NN hbr-org-5273 20 11 to to IN hbr-org-5273 20 12 learning learn VBG hbr-org-5273 20 13 . . . hbr-org-5273 21 1 Managers manager NNS hbr-org-5273 21 2 in in IN hbr-org-5273 21 3 the the DT hbr-org-5273 21 4 vast vast JJ hbr-org-5273 21 5 majority majority NN hbr-org-5273 21 6 of of IN hbr-org-5273 21 7 enterprises enterprise NNS hbr-org-5273 21 8 that that WDT hbr-org-5273 21 9 I -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 21 10 have have VBP hbr-org-5273 21 11 studied study VBN hbr-org-5273 21 12 over over IN hbr-org-5273 21 13 the the DT hbr-org-5273 21 14 past past JJ hbr-org-5273 21 15 20 20 CD hbr-org-5273 21 16 years year NNS hbr-org-5273 21 17 — — : hbr-org-5273 21 18 pharmaceutical pharmaceutical NN hbr-org-5273 21 19 , , , hbr-org-5273 21 20 financial financial JJ hbr-org-5273 21 21 services service NNS hbr-org-5273 21 22 , , , hbr-org-5273 21 23 product product NN hbr-org-5273 21 24 design design NN hbr-org-5273 21 25 , , , hbr-org-5273 21 26 telecommunications telecommunication NNS hbr-org-5273 21 27 , , , hbr-org-5273 21 28 and and CC hbr-org-5273 21 29 construction construction NN hbr-org-5273 21 30 companies company NNS hbr-org-5273 21 31 ; ; : hbr-org-5273 21 32 hospitals hospital NNS hbr-org-5273 21 33 ; ; : hbr-org-5273 21 34 and and CC hbr-org-5273 21 35 NASA NASA NNP hbr-org-5273 21 36 ’s ’s POS hbr-org-5273 21 37 space space NN hbr-org-5273 21 38 shuttle shuttle NN hbr-org-5273 21 39 program program NN hbr-org-5273 21 40 , , , hbr-org-5273 21 41 among among IN hbr-org-5273 21 42 others other NNS hbr-org-5273 21 43 — — : hbr-org-5273 21 44 genuinely genuinely RB hbr-org-5273 21 45 wanted want VBD hbr-org-5273 21 46 to to TO hbr-org-5273 21 47 help help VB hbr-org-5273 21 48 their -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 21 49 organizations organization NNS hbr-org-5273 21 50 learn learn VB hbr-org-5273 21 51 from from IN hbr-org-5273 21 52 failures failure NNS hbr-org-5273 21 53 to to TO hbr-org-5273 21 54 improve improve VB hbr-org-5273 21 55 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morning morning NN hbr-org-5273 191 12 ? ? . hbr-org-5273 192 1 First first RB hbr-org-5273 192 2 , , , hbr-org-5273 192 3 they -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 192 4 know know VBP hbr-org-5273 192 5 that that IN hbr-org-5273 192 6 failure failure NN hbr-org-5273 192 7 is be VBZ hbr-org-5273 192 8 not not RB hbr-org-5273 192 9 optional optional JJ hbr-org-5273 192 10 in in IN hbr-org-5273 192 11 their -PRON- PRP$ hbr-org-5273 192 12 work work NN hbr-org-5273 192 13 ; ; : hbr-org-5273 192 14 it -PRON- PRP hbr-org-5273 192 15 ’s ’ VBZ hbr-org-5273 192 16 part part NN hbr-org-5273 192 17 of of IN hbr-org-5273 192 18 being be VBG hbr-org-5273 192 19 at at IN hbr-org-5273 192 20 the the DT hbr-org-5273 192 21 leading lead VBG hbr-org-5273 192 22 edge edge NN hbr-org-5273 192 23 of of IN hbr-org-5273 192 24 scientific scientific JJ hbr-org-5273 192 25 discovery discovery NN hbr-org-5273 192 26 . . . hbr-org-5273 193 1 Second second JJ hbr-org-5273 193 2 , , , hbr-org-5273 193 3 far far RB 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