Risk and Resilience: Why Great Leaders Expect Failure

22 Jul 2025 • 25 min • EN
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In this episode, former AWS VP Alec Peterson reveals how having a resilience mindset can help leaders turn setbacks into strategic advantages. Peterson emphasizes that effective resilience strategies don’t focus on preventing all failures, but rather on creating systems that allow organizations to fail forward. By anticipating and planning for potential issues, companies can build a business resilience framework that embraces failure as a pathway to innovation. Watch now to learn how AWS's infrastructure and culture enable teams to experiment boldly, learn rapidly, and emerge stronger from challenges. This episode offers valuable strategies for leaders looking to cultivate organizational resilience by harnessing the power of failure as a tool for competitive advantage.

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