My Favorite Mistake: Learning Without Blame in Business and Leadership Interviewing Poorly and Failing To Get The Job, Twice! Terry McDougall
Executive coach, author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms.
Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake44
My guest for Episode #44 is Terry McDougall. She is an executive and career coach, speaker and best-selling author of Winning the Game of Work: Career Happiness and Success on Your Own Terms.
After 30 years of corporate business experience, 15 of which were in senior managerial roles, Terry chose to become a coach, in 2017. She also has a new podcast called “Marketing Mambo.”
In today's episode, Terry tells a “favorite mistake” story about a time she applied for an internal leadership position, but she “bombed” the interview after being in the interim role. After a hiring misstep, the position was again posted and she again failed to get the job.
“It was all on me — I wasn't prepared.”
While it was painful, Terry calls it a “favorite” mistake because she learned so much through those experiences. She identified gaps in her interviewing skills and has worked on that — and it helps her now help others more effectively.
“Not getting back up is the failure.”
We also talk about panel interviews and how those are different in a Zoom area, along with other reflections and lessons on job hunting and career advancement. Terry also tells a story about the benefits of “small tests of change” before doing a big launch of something.