Josh Steiner
Former U.S. Treasury chief of staff and co-author of From Mistakes to Meaning; shares personal experiences and frameworks for understanding and talking about significant mistakes.
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Mar 12, 2026 • 25min
The Surprising Power of Big Mistakes
Amy Edmondson, Harvard Business School professor who studies teamwork and intelligent failure, and Joshua Steiner, former U.S. Treasury chief of staff who writes about owning big mistakes, discuss why people hide life-changing errors. They explore psychological schemas that lead to recurring mistakes. They outline frameworks for naming, unpacking, and learning from those moments. The conversation contrasts preventable mistakes with useful experimental failures.
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Feb 27, 2026 • 48min
Examining Trump’s Economy, Takeaways from Corporate & Government Mistakes, Sweden’s Modular Homes
Josh Steiner, a former Treasury chief-of-staff turned investor, reflects briefly on a Washington-era diary mistake. Michael Lynton, ex-Sony Pictures executive, revisits the decision that led to a major cyberattack. They discuss owning errors and the psychology behind them. Conversation also covers Sweden’s factory-built modular homes and how they could boost housing affordability.
Feb 23, 2026 • 1h 22min
Josh Steiner: The F*ckup Diaries
Josh Steiner, former Treasury chief of staff and current SSW Partners partner, and coauthor of From Mistakes to Meaning. He revisits a career-making Whitewater diary scandal and explains why confronting errors felt like exposure therapy. They map mistakes into three acts, explore how suppression deepens regret, and connect personal accountability to broader civic repair.
