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Read more about the article Psychological safety mistakes at work: why niceness is not enough

Psychological safety mistakes at work: why niceness is not enough

  • Post author:Dr Tom Hitchcock
  • Post published: October 27, 2026
  • Post category:Mistakeology
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Psychological safety mistakes at work require more than niceness. Learn five leader behaviours that help people report problems early and honestly.

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Read more about the article Cognitive Dissonance Mistakes: What We Refuse to See

Cognitive Dissonance Mistakes: What We Refuse to See

  • Post author:Dr Tom Hitchcock
  • Post published: October 20, 2026
  • Post category:Mistakeology
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The hardest mistake to study is often the one our self image has quietly edited out of the story.

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Read more about the article Fear of making mistakes: why anticipation can cost more

Fear of making mistakes: why anticipation can cost more

  • Post author:Dr Tom Hitchcock
  • Post published: October 13, 2026
  • Post category:Mistakeology
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The mistake might be brief, but the anticipation can quietly tax judgement, candour and action long before anything goes wrong.

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Read more about the article Who gets the benefits of learning from failure?

Who gets the benefits of learning from failure?

  • Post author:Dr Tom Hitchcock
  • Post published: October 6, 2026
  • Post category:Mistakeology
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Mistakes can create public value when we turn them into smaller experiments, earlier truth and better decisions.

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Read more about the article The Questions Mistakeology Must Survive

The Questions Mistakeology Must Survive

  • Post author:Dr Tom Hitchcock
  • Post published: October 6, 2026
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A new discipline should begin with awkward questions. Dr Tom Hitchcock proposes a research agenda for testing Mistakeology without pretending the answers already exist.

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Read more about the article Blameless Reporting: The Mistake Arrived. Please Don’t Shoot the Messenger.

Blameless Reporting: The Mistake Arrived. Please Don’t Shoot the Messenger.

  • Post author:Dr Tom Hitchcock
  • Post published: September 2, 2026
  • Post category:Mistakeology
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Blameless reporting does not remove accountability. It helps leaders surface mistakes early, understand the whole chain and turn honesty into better systems.

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Read more about the article Why I Chose to Study Mistakes

Why I Chose to Study Mistakes

  • Post author:Dr Tom Hitchcock
  • Post published: August 31, 2026
  • Post category:Mistakeology
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Mistakes shape innovation, confidence, accountability and decision-making. Tom Hitchcock explains why they deserve a discipline of their own, and why he chose to put Mistakeology to the test through a PhD.

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