Design leader Paul shares the unvarnished truth about launching a podcast website that failed spectacularly, and how systematically addressing each failure point led to insights that transformed both the website and his entire approach to design accountability. Drawing from his experience of rushing through a redesign that prioritized speed over thoughtfulness, Paul reveals how applying the same standards to your own work that you expect from your teams builds the kind of leadership credibility that transforms entire organizations.

Key takeaways include:

• Apply your team's quality standards to your own individual work to build authentic credibility
• Create systematic approaches to learning from failure through documentation and reflection
• Use personal projects as laboratories for testing the advice you give others
• Recognize that leadership credibility comes from demonstrated problem-solving under real constraints
• Align your leadership advice with your personal design practice for maximum impact