Ep 15 Reflection: The Value of Thinking About Failure
A few days after discussing the pre-mortem framework, Bruce Spurlock reflects on one of its most important lessons: organizations often spend far more time planning for success than preparing for failure.
In this short reflection, Bruce explores why leaders naturally gravitate toward optimism, why difficult conversations become harder once momentum builds around an idea, and how structured dissent can improve decision-making without slowing progress.
The pre-mortem is not about pessimism. It is about creating the conditions for better thinking. By imagining failure before implementation…
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