Crap

Bernadette's most vulnerable talk yet started with a mistake she made on stage. Instead of burying it, she built an entire keynote around what opens up right after the "oh crap" moment. This episode walks through the CRAP Method, her framework for recovering out loud instead of performing your way past a mistake, and makes the case that perfectionism has never actually built trust on any team. Takeaways: Perfectionism isn't a flex. It never built trust on a team. Authenticity does. CRAP stands for something real: compassion, regulation, authenticity, and play, in that order. Recovery is a skill, not an instinct. Most of us were only ever taught to hide mistakes, not recover from them out loud. The reflection to sit with: what would change if your team saw you recover instead of just watching you perform? Connect with Me The Newsletter: This week in the newsletter, I wrote about Patagonia turning voting into a team sport, a boxing gym that actually listened, grief getting time off in Britain, and more. http://www.theequalityinstitute.com/5-things Work with Me: https://www.bernadettesmith.com Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bernadettesmith Join thousands of readers by subscribing to the 5 Things newsletter. Enjoy some good vibes every Saturday morning. https://5thingsdei.com/