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Failure: The Blog 
August 2018
- When This Executive Was Fired, He Took Charge
- Obeying The Speed Limit Has Never Been More Fun
- London Black Cabs Helped Uber Grow
- Bette Graham Created A Product To Fix Her Mistakes
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos Had An Interesting Start
July 2018
- Fear This Instead Of Failure
- Re-Releasing Songs Created Success
- A CEO's Purposeful Mistake
- The Tardy Student And The Unsolvable Problem
- Fixing Potholes Through Graffiti
June 2018
- A Surprising Mistake In The Oxford English Dictionary
- US Army Embraces Mistakes
- Blocking A Hymn
- Eddie Shore Was Truly A Tough Guy
- [Video] Elon Musk Didn't "Pivot" He Failed
May 2018
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness Part 2
- Necessity Turned Accessory: Allen Iverson's Sleeve
- This Doctor Has Continued To Fail
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness
- MIT Accidentally Creates New Smelting Process
April 2018
- Johnny Cash Quit Singing Lessons
- Cruise Control Came Out of Frustration
- Time Spent Gaming Pays Off In The Navy
- Rock Around The Clock Was a Commercial Failure
- Sigmund Freud Should Have Been Discouraged
March 2018
George Zimmer Beats The Odds Using A Failure
Not performing a background check on someone you’re hiring to work for your company can seem like a huge failure. What if they were ex-cons, had misdemeanors or even felonies on their records? Well, George Zimmer of The Men’s Wearhouse refuses to follow the standard procedure.
Zimmer founded The Men’s Wearhouse in 1973 and has never done a background check on a potential employee. Many people had doomed the businessman, saying that he was welcoming his company to theft on an even grander scale than the norm. But since going public over 15 years ago, their profit has still grown significantly. And his lost revenue to theft? Only 0.4 percent, when most big retailers lose about 1.5 percent. So what’s his reasoning behind not checking on prospective employees?
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“I don’t trust the U.S. justice system to get it right. I’d rather make my own decisions, and I believe in giving people a second chance.”
So maybe not following the customary route when hiring new people can actually be beneficial. Zimmer was definitely able to turn what would be considered a failure into success!
