Signature Workshop · Fred Colantonio

Failure as Fuel

Failure is neither a shame to avoid nor a glory to chase. It’s a mandatory inevitable step.

Who’s never had the feeling they messed up? Who’s never doubted their own abilities? Who’s never gone through what we call “failure”? Things go wrong sometimes. It’s often the price of learning behind every major human success.

Discover how failure can be a powerful learning tool: when handled well, it becomes a key ingredient of individual development and collective glue, both personally and professionally.

★ Extend your perception of failure

★ Develop new reflexes to make bouncing back easier

★ Move past blocks and succeed with others thanks to the FSR method (Facts, Stakes, Responses)
 
Bouncing back means turning setbacks into momentum MAX.

Key ideas & Outcomes

for the topic & hook
Understand failure
  • A topic everyone talks about… but that we never actually define.
  • A single word used to describe 1001 different perceptions.
 
Understanding the psychology of failure
  • When our brain misleads us (myths, misinterpretations and cognitive biases).
  • The 7 ingredients of the trap of the infernal spiral.
 
From resilience to action: the drivers to bounce back
  • The 7 ingredients of a constructive attitude.
  • The 3+1 keys for bouncing back and taking action.

Major Takeaways

for participants

Broadening one’s perception of failure

  • Soften your perception by widening viewpoints.
  • Clarify that my reading of a situation and its consequences may differ from that of others.

Understanding psychological mechanisms

  • The pathways through which the brain processes error.
  • Distinguishing a negative approach from a constructive attitude.

Identifying actions that can be activated directly

  • Bouncing back goes further than resilience alone.
  • Finding resources even when we think we’re running out.
  • Activating strategic steps to get back on track again.

CLIENTS REVIEWS

They Share What They Experienced…​

Guillaume FABRE

EVADEM, Manager

In a magnificent setting, with Fred at the controls on the theme “Bouncing back from failure.”


A rich day with just the right balance between facilitation and collective work.


Thank you for the experiences we shared. I look forward to crossing paths with you again.

Audrey Brisy

Regional Hospital Center Sambre et Meuse (CHRSM), head nurse

In one word… thank you, Fred. In my eyes, a very enriching day… a complete questioning and a profound upheaval of ideas. 


A training that makes you truly want to take off… now it just needs to be put into practice. 


One important sentence in my eyes and one that remains engraved in my memory: “To be able to be a leader of others, you must first be a leader of yourself.” 


I will not hesitate to come back to you and draw inspiration from your books to move forward.

Caroline Jousset

FRANCE TRAVAIL

The room was full, and Fred succeeded in convincing the audience on the following theme: how do we bounce back after a failure.


We should remember that failure is an element of progress… a fascinating topic led with a masterful touch.


Bravo Fred for your generosity, your energy and your great open‑mindedness.

Maxime Walenczak

Elengy / ENGIE Group

Hello Fred, I congratulate you on your talk at Storengy’s OpenMind Day.


Thanks to your dynamism, you managed to give substance to all the core topics you addressed.


It is important today in our companies to remind people that failure can come from taking initiative before achieving success.


This inspiration and boldness has spread around all of us. Thank you again.

Optimal

2 DAYS

Full Content • XXL Interactions & Exercises

Principal

1 DAY

Main Content • L Interactions & Exercises

Minimal

HALF A DAY

Essential Content • S Interactions & Exercises

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