Melanie Parish on Responding to a Request for Proposal and "The Experimental Leader"

<p>Author, speaker, podcast host, coach, and entrepreneur</p> <p>Show notes: <a href="https://www.markgraban.com/mistake17">https://www.markgraban.com/mistake17</a>&nbsp;</p> <p>My guest for Episode #17 is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieparish/">Melanie Parish</a>. She is an author, <a href="https://www.melanieparish.com/speaker.html">speaker</a>, <a href="https://www.melanieparish.com/podcast">podcast</a> host, founder of Experimental Leader Academy, and <a href="https://www.melanieparish.com/coach.html">Master Certified Coach</a>. She is the author of <a href="https://amzn.to/2JPqBR2"><em>The Experimental Leader</em></a> book and an expert in problem solving, constraints management, operations, strategic hiring, and brand development, Melanie has consulted and coached organizations ranging from a Fortune 50 company to IT start-ups.</p> <p>In today's episode, Melanie shares her “favorite mistake” about the contracting process with a client. Why was she “naive” about this process? We also discuss what it means to be an “experimental leader” and a “new kind of boss.” How can we cultivate a culture of innovators? What should we do when some experiments seem like “mistakes”?</p> <p>You can get a free promo copy of her book by going to <a href="http://book.experimentalleader.com/">book.experimentalleader.com</a> and using promo code <strong>podcast100</strong>.</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support</a>