Why is it that I deliberately avoid using the word "failure" when referring to human performance?
Is it because:
a. I don't recognize that the opposite of success is failure?
b. I'm one of those touchy-feely kinds of people who avoid contrarian positions?
c. I'm incurably idealistic and think that given enough time, any set back can be turned around?
d. For another reason: it's creates obstacles instead of solutions.
From a strongly pragmatic point of view, I don't find it helpful to use that label in this context.
Instead of asking, "What or who failed?" in a consulting or business coaching (or managing or supervising) relationship, I encourage you to ask, "What did we just learn?" to discover meaning in the results you just achieved.
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