Manage to Fail: A Brutally Honest Field Guide to the Mistakes That Ruin Teams, Trust, and Training
Language: English
Published by Sirocco Storytelling, 2026
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- Title
- Manage to Fail: A Brutally Honest Field Guide to the Mistakes That Ruin Teams, Trust, and Training
- Author
- Petrini, Megan
- Publisher
- Sirocco Storytelling
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798993520827
The Truth About Training Failures and Leadership Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Chaos takes hold the moment training, onboarding, or leadership is handled poorly-and those mistakes ripple through team performance, employee trust, workplace culture, and retention. Most trainers and leaders already know the frustration of trying to support new employees while fighting outdated processes, unclear expectations, and "this is how we've always done it" thinking. And the harder they push to fix things, the more isolated, overwhelmed, and ineffective they often feel.
Manage to Fail is the brutally honest field guide that shows what really goes wrong in training and leadership-not through idealized best practices but through the author's lived experiences of both success and failure. By revealing what not to do, Megan Petrini offers a reverse-motivational approach that helps readers identify real-world onboarding mistakes, avoid common leadership pitfalls, and strengthen team culture with clarity and confidence.
Drawing on decades as a trainer and leader, Petrini gives readers the language, insight, and courage to advocate for better practices-even when they are the only voice in the room. Her purpose is simple: to help anyone facilitating, leading, training, or onboarding people finally understand why things break, how to fix them, and how to champion a healthier employee experience.
Inside, readers will learn how to:
- Spot the training and onboarding habits that quietly damage employee trust and engagement.
- Prevent communication breakdowns that derail learning, performance, and team morale.
- Replace ineffective leadership behaviors with practical actions that support real skill development.
- Recognize cultural red flags early-and respond in ways that protect trainees and teams.
- Strengthen your influence as a trainer or leader so you can push for necessary change.
If you facilitate, lead, train, or support new employees in any industry, this book will help you avoid the mistakes that ruin teams plus build the confidence to advocate for better training and better leadership-starting now.
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