ReThinking: Ed Helms on growing through failure

You may know Ed Helms from his roles on The Office or in The Hangover, but building his career as a successful comedian required many moments of failure and embarrassment. In this episode, Ed joins Adam live at the Authors@Wharton series to discuss his new book, SNAFU: The Definitive Guide to History’s Greatest Screwups, look back on what Ed learned from some of his own mistakes, and uncover the common patterns among historical blunders.

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Host: Adam Grant (Instagram: @adamgrant (instagram.com/adamgrant) | LinkedIn: @adammgrant (linkedin.com/in/adammgrant) | Website: adamgrant.net)
Guest: Ed Helms (Instagram: @edhelms (instagram.com/edhelms))

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Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History Greatest Screw Up (bookshop.org/p/books/snafu-the-definitive-guid…)

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