Discussion Questions (3-4 page paper, APA format/citation)
1. Why is the opportunity or freedom to make mistakes crucial to learning?
2. How can the opportunity or freedom to make mistakes contribute to performance improvement?
3. What advice do you think James Dyson would give to a recent college graduate who is just starting his or her career?
4. What advice do you think James Dyson would give to someone who is in charge of training people and evaluating their performance?
SOURCE: This case was written by Michael K. McCuddy, The Louis S. and Mary L. Morgal Chair of Christian Business Ethics and Professor of Management, College of Business Administration, Valparaiso University.
[i] A. Beard, Lifes Work, Harvard Business Review 88 (7/8) (July/August 2010): 172.
[ii] Ibid.
[iii] M. Barrett and M Simmonds, Dyson: Creativity on Tap, Training Journal (January 2009): 34 (5 pages).
[iv] Anonymous, My Favorite Mistake: James Dyson; James Dyson on His 5,000 Missteps While Inventing His Famous Vacuum Cleaner, Newsweek 157 (23): 64.
[v] Beard, Lifes Work; Anonymous, Dyson, Marketing (April 13, 2011): 13.
[vii] Anonymous, My Favorite Mistake.
[viii] Anonymous, Britains Top 100 Entrepreneurs 2009, Management Today (January 2009): 37 (8 pages).
[ix] Anonymous, My Favorite Mistake.
[x] J. Harris, Why Business Is Like . . . Doubting Doctors, Management Today (October 2009): 20 (2 pages).
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