Mistakes are a natural part of the learning process and they can happen to everyone. It&#39;s normal to look back on them with regret. But what we learn from these mistakes is more valuable than anything else we could have learned at the time of doing something right. The point of making mistakes is not to avoid them altogether, but rather to learn from them and use that knowledge in the future. In today’s edition of the Knucklehead Podcast, Stephen talks with Cordell Bennigson, Advisor at Echelon Front, about one of the biggest mistakes he made in his corporate career, why he moved from large to smaller companies, and how ego is the most common pitfall people make. Cordell Bennigson is a former U.S. Marine Corps officer, pilot, and forward air controller. Since leaving active duty, he has led business teams in the United States and around the world in a wide variety of industries, roles, and companies. Cordell brings a blend of Marine Corps, combat and extensive private-industry leadership to the Echelon Front team. He continues to provide leadership within private companies today and has first-hand experience with the power, effectiveness, and challenges of implementing a culture of Extreme Ownership within business teams.  In This Episode5:33 - Backstory of Cordell Bennigson 8:27 - What compelled him to join the military 9:41 - Cordell&#39;s perspective on risk 12:01 - How the military has taught him the real value of learning from mistakes 12:51 - The biggest mistake Cordell made in his corporate career 17:02 - How he communicated with leaders about the issue they were confronted with 20:11 - The reasons for his decision to move from large to smaller companies 23:33 - What attracted him to become a military pilot 29:01 - The impact of military camaraderie on the business world 31:18 - Cordell&#39;s journey to the corporate world 33:04 - The most common pitfall people fall into 35:36 - The difference between ego and self-confidence 39:48 - What&#39;s next for Cordell Bennigson Favorite Quotes14:30 - &quot;I got so focused on this one quality issue, I let the company run out of cash. In fact, that issue of running out of cash, of potentially bankrupting a business ended up being a bigger problem to have to sort out than the original quality issue was to start with.&quot; - Cordell Bennigson 9:07 - &quot;The upbringing definitely gave me a perspective of the world that there&#39;s a lot out there. There&#39;s a lot you can go do and it&#39;s attainable. It&#39;s not a big, scary place. It&#39;s not something for other people to do. You can get to it.&quot; - Cordell Bennigson 11:22 - &quot;The learning throughout my career and throughout my life, it&#39;s a series of mistakes and failures. You learn from things that go well without a doubt. But you learn a lot from things that don&#39;t go right.&quot; - Cordell Bennigson 15:09 - &quot;In a leadership role, it doesn&#39;t matter how big the issue is. You have to be ab

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