"Celebrating success is a silent challenge many senior executives face. Real progress-and lasting resilience-requires recognizing what's going well. Yet, business and leadership literature has long emphasized learning from failure: how to recover, adapt, and grow after setbacks. Less has been written about what it takes to acknowledge and build on success, particularly among senior executives navigating today's high-pressure and often unforgiving business environment."
" is professor of marketing at Northwestern University, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications. She is also the founder of Lan Nguyen Chaplin QuanTâm, a nonprofit that creates opportunities for young professionals to expand their networks and sharpen their professional skills while serving their community."
Senior executives frequently find celebrating success difficult despite its importance. Real progress and lasting resilience require deliberately recognizing what is going well. Business and leadership literature has traditionally emphasized learning from failure—recovering, adapting, and growing after setbacks. Far less guidance exists on how to acknowledge and build on success, especially for senior executives operating in high-pressure, often unforgiving business environments. Practical attention to celebration and positive reinforcement can strengthen confidence, sustain momentum, and increase adaptive capacity. Creating opportunities for recognition and networked professional development supports both individual leaders and broader organizational resilience.
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