A decent business/leadership book. Kept me interested with the personal stories, but I'm not sure I really learned anything new.

I felt like Kristen understood how to write a self-help book without it feeling like it drags too much. Still kinda cheesy, but better than most.

I admire the author vulnerably sharing her missteps in the process of building a business and I also appreciate the changes she makes in her journey. It shows an ability to grow and adapt and that is always a strength.

I believe this book is best served for millennials or younger who are considering starting their first business. It gives an honest look at the challenges especially from the beginning of a business.

The permission to screw up is a needed human component to work so I very much appreciate that perspective.

I’m giving it 3 stars because while the reminder of ‘it’s okay to screw up’ was helpful, I expected more of an advanced business book and this wasn’t that.

This would be a great read and discussion for college aged business majors.

This is a must read for anyone working in an industry with a leader. Doesn't matter the type, but this story reads not so much in the analytical business type story of must do A to get to B, but memoir-ish which I thoroughly enjoyed. I'm not in a leadership position at my company, but I found this book so incredibly insightful to understanding how different types of leaders work. Even though I'm not a leader, I feel more confident in the way I can approach conversations with leaders where I work. They may not have the beliefs Kristen does, but at least taking some of tips she provided will make me feel more confident when approaching a sticky topic. Reading the "screw-ups" really gave a sense of the "humaness" leaders of a company, organization or group. Sometimes when working for a company I've felt less and afraid to speak to a higher up because they've got this superiority complex...or that I've imagined they have. The ways Kristen discovered were best to keep an open dialogue and trust within her company are really something to be admired. Even more so because you learn that it wasn't a walk in the park for her. I think what was most inspiring to read about was the care she felt for those that worked for her.

I found this book to be helpful. It gave really good examples of how Hadeed started her company, and learned from her leadership mistakes. The biggest take away that I have from it is the FBI method, which is feelings, behavior and impact. It's supposed to be a better way to give feedback and praise to employees.

Entertaining and thoughtful. It was a unique perspective to success that a lot of people don’t think of. She also brought up some great resources to use in the future. I think my favorite thing she talked about the whole time was to read. If you want to be successful, read.

I enjoy listening to business books on my way into work because they rejuvenate me and get me pumped to be a good leader. I highly recommend Permission to Screw Up on audio because it's a quick listen, 5.5 hours, and is narrated by the author herself. This book will have you shaking your head and cringing all while delivering to you that you're not perfect and it is ok to screw up. Own it, learn from it, and move on!

A snip from the book that describes what the premise of the book is all about: "Permission to Screw Up dismisses the idea that leaders and organizations should try to be perfect. Through a brutally honest and often hilarious account of her own struggles, Kristen encourages us to embrace our failures and proves that we'll be better leaders when we do."

This book is definitely one of my favorite business books I've listened to thus far and, just like It's Okay to be The Boss, I will be purchasing the physical copy so I can re-read and highlight everything I love. If you've read or listened to anything in the business world you will know that as time goes on leaders have to adapt to the new workforce and currently that means adapting to the way millennial's think. However, when you read or listen to most business related articles or books the authors or speakers themselves are not millennial's! Permission to Screw Up is truly a book about millennial's written by a millennial so she nails it. Not only is she successful but she also knows how people her own age act and think. Despite knowing they all want trophies she ends up teaching them, and their parents, with tough love.

The story starts with a pair of $99.00 jeans. We've all been there, right? You want some expensive, perfect something and your parent's will absolutely not pay that obscene price. Kristen ends up putting a Craigslist ad up to clean a house for $99 plus the tax to get those jeans. Next thing you know Kristen is a business owner of her cleaning company Student Maid and she's just following what you see in movies.. the boss sits at their desk while everyone else does the work, right? WRONG! 45 out of 60 employees quit on her at the same exact time. Kristen did not give up but instead invited all her employees to her house for free pizza and an apology. Kristen learned her first lesson as a business owner and there is many more to come. Again, you'll cringe and shake your head but this is what real life is.

What I loved about Permission to Screw Up is that it was not a dull and boring read that is just feeding you facts. You are fully immersed in Kirsten's story from start to finish. I love that you're not fed only successes stories like typical business books. You're given the nitty gritty details about Kristen's failures and what she did to improve. Kristen didn't write a book to tell you how great she is, she wrote a book to tell you it is ok to not be perfect. The only way you will learn is through failure.

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