Episode 314 The Unconditionals with Andy Crocker (Part 2)

About this episode

John continues his conversation with Andy Crocker about failure, leadership, and personal growth.

John continues his conversation with Andy Crocker. In Part 1, Andy shared his journey to becoming an aerospace engineer, his career working on satellites, launch vehicles, missile defense, and lunar missions, and what it was like to compete with Elon Musk (SpaceX) and Jeff Bezos (Blue Origin) for NASA's lunar lander contracts. In this episode, they talk about what it really means to fail, lead, and grow. They discuss why failing is a prerequisite for success and how companies like SpaceX use failing to learn and improve. Listen to this episode to learn more: [00:00] - Why failing is actually a good thing [01:03] - What SpaceX gets right about failing [03:40] - Why leaders must allow and encourage failing [05:06] - Ritz Carlton way of encouragement [09:13] - Andy's astronaut dream [13:15] - Why Andy went back to school [15:54] - Traits of a great leader [18:12] - The difference between a leader & a boss [19:23] - Moving toward entrepreneurship [21:02] - Role of Andy's faith in his life [24:12] - Andy's definition of success [25:15] - #1 daily habit [26:09] - Legacy Andy wants to leave behind [27:01] - How Andy invests in his growth [28:10] - Leadership book recommendations [30:38]…

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Andy Crocker

Topics covered

• failure
• leadership
• entrepreneurship
• personal growth
• success
• learning from mistakes

Keywords

• failure
• leadership
• entrepreneurship
• success
• SpaceX
• personal growth
• learning
• traits of a leader
• legacy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SpaceX, Blue Origin, NASA

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