Skellerup's David Mair: 'You have to let people fail'

Skellerup's David Mair: 'You have to let people fail'
David Mair says failure is great if you learn from it. (Image: Skellerup)
Rebecca Stevenson
Skellerup’s outgoing chief executive officer, David Mair, says leaders need to create a safe environment for people to learn and fail. Mair is stepping down from leading the New Zealand stock exchange-listed industrial manufacturer after about 14 years at the helm but will stay on its board. He told the Sharesies Shared Lunch Podcast that he’s made plenty of mistakes as a leader, but he doesn’t dwell on them. Mair said one of his core leadership philosophies is allowing people to fail. “What you do is...

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