<![CDATA[Misqonstrued]]> https://www.misqonstrued.com Bettermode RSS Generator Wed, 13 May 2026 21:48:09 GMT Wed, 13 May 2026 21:48:09 GMT 60 <![CDATA[EP 04: From No Qualifications to Sustainability Leader with Tom Monahan]]> https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-04-from-no-qualifications-to-sustainability-leader-with-tom-monahan-VMsJEbJzHnh5SyN https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-04-from-no-qualifications-to-sustainability-leader-with-tom-monahan-VMsJEbJzHnh5SyN Sat, 07 Feb 2026 17:57:36 GMT Tom Monahan, Group Sustainability and Safety Manager at Walsh Mushrooms shares a candid look at the personal and professional "missteps" that defined his 30+ years in the industrial space.

Tom’s story is a testament to the transformative power of mentorship. He discusses how a chance encounter with a plant chemist named Martin took him from the end of a messy conveyor belt to the boardroom, sparking a lifelong obsession with education, eventually leading him to pursue a Master’s in his 50s.

]]> <![CDATA[EP 03 - Transforming Grief into Authentic Leadership with Jarvis Dale Cooper.]]> https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-03---transforming-grief-into-authentic-leadership-with-jarvis-dale-sW7pmowl9rAtHD9 https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-03---transforming-grief-into-authentic-leadership-with-jarvis-dale-sW7pmowl9rAtHD9 Sun, 25 Jan 2026 13:36:31 GMT

Jarvis Dale Cooper has spent decades guiding others in ministry and organizational development, but his personal journey wasn’t without profound regret, specifically regarding the loss of his parents.

He shares the painful memory of ignoring his father's emotional needs during a time of grief and allowing fear to keep him from his father's bedside in his final moments. He reveals how that experience reshaped his understanding of vulnerability, teaching him to set aside fear to be truly present, a lesson he successfully applied years later when caring for his wife during her battle with brain cancer.

At the same time, we dive into Jarvis Dale Cooper evolution as a leader, highlighted by a stark professional mistake where he prioritized business logic over a mother’s crisis.

]]> <![CDATA[EP 02 - When a Life Is Lost: A Mother’s Perspective on Safety with Janel Penaflor & David Watts]]> https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-02---when-a-life-is-lost-a-mother-s-perspective-on-safety-with-janel-xlXQUKcsoftDHsp https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-02---when-a-life-is-lost-a-mother-s-perspective-on-safety-with-janel-xlXQUKcsoftDHsp Mon, 19 Jan 2026 18:39:09 GMT In this episode of Mistakes Well Handled, Janel Penaflor reflects on the mistakes that shaped her career in health, safety, and logistics. From a pivotal workplace fatality to lessons learned as a mother of two children on the autism spectrum, she shares how these moments shifted her approach from compliance to empathy and why mistakes, when handled well, become powerful teachers.

]]> <![CDATA[Mistakes Well Handled — Breaking Mental Health Stigma Through Stories]]> https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/breaking-mental-health-stigma-through-stories-on-mistakes-well-handled-ylDxrnTSdKT3i3I https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/breaking-mental-health-stigma-through-stories-on-mistakes-well-handled-ylDxrnTSdKT3i3I Tue, 06 Jan 2026 18:55:59 GMT Most leaders avoid hard conversations.
David Watts believes they save lives.

This is just one powerful moment from David's episode on Mistakes Well Handled , the podcast where industrial experts share the mistakes that shaped them.

Watch the full episode here

]]> <![CDATA[EP 01 - From Bankruptcy to Building Safety Culture with David Watts]]> https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-01---from-bankruptcy-to-building-safety-culture-with-david-watts-iRNmbACjccW2m7n https://www.misqonstrued.com/mistakes-well-handled-0qdpozts/post/ep-01---from-bankruptcy-to-building-safety-culture-with-david-watts-iRNmbACjccW2m7n Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:50:12 GMT David Watts has spent 38 years as a health and safety leader in the industrial space, but his professional journey wasn’t without setbacks, and this includes two painful chapters where he tried to build world-class safety systems without executive buy-in.

David shares how those mistakes reshaped his leadership philosophy, teaching him that real safety culture can only exist when the C-suite treats safety as a personal, non-negotiable value.

At the same time, we also dive into David’s personal journey through financial collapse, foreclosure, and bankruptcy, and how rebuilding his life over seven years opened his eyes to the deep connection between financial stress, mental health, and the alarming suicide rates in construction.

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