Failing Intelligently

Caris Grimes is a Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon in Kent and lead for Patient Safety in General Surgery. As part of this role, she is involved in the investigation of serious incidents in surgery. Her teaching and research in Global Surgery is based at Kings College London. Caris lives in Surrey. She is married to Ian Nott. She has two children and two step-children.

Introduction

1.How We Fail
a.Failure as a parent
b.Failure as a child
c.Failure in education
d.Failure at work
e.Failure in ministry and mission
f.Misconceptions of failure
g.So, what is failure?
h.Why do some people never seem to fail?
i.Which mountain?

2.The Failure of the Cross
a.The historical case for failure
b.The business case for failure
c.The power of the resurrection retrospectoscope

3.Great Bible Failures
a.The Naughty Ones
b.Those that feared failure
c.The failure of the good ones
d.The Gutsy Ones
e.The "wrong mountain" ones

4.Research Around Failure
a.Organisational failure
b.Entrepreneurial failure
c.Educational failure
d.Personal failure
e.Basic human needs

5.Coping With Failure
a.How God uses failure
b.Being honest with God
c.Being honest with ourselves
d.Seeking support
e.Being thankful
f.Changing our expectations
g.Knowing when to quit
h.Sharing experiences
i.There is always a good plan B

6.References