{"podcast":{"title":"You Might Try This","slug":"you-might-try-this-7688437","podcast_index_feed_id":7688437,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/you-might-try-this/","website_url":"https://youmighttrythis.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/72b59b77-59e3-461d-a87b-fc09cd8d1e47/You-might-try-this.jpg","author":"Stacey Philpot and Cade Cowan","episode_count":22,"summary":"Leadership is complicated, especially when you’re figuring it out in real time. You Might Try This is a weekly podcast for people who want to lead well without , burning out, selling out, or pretending they have it all figured out. Hosted by executive coaches Stacey Philpot and Cade Cowan, the show brings decades of experience working with leaders at global brands like Nike, Google, Walmart, and Microsoft into honest, practical conversations about what leadership really looks like day to day. Each episode explores the messy, human side of work, from managing your first team and navigating power dynamics to building confidence, handling conflict, and staying grounded in high-pressure environments. Through real stories, proven frameworks, and thoughtful coaching, Stacey and Cade offer tools you can actually use, not just theories that sound good on paper. If you’re ambitious, thoughtful, and trying to grow your career while staying true to yourself, this show is for you. New episodes drop weekly. Listen wherever you get your podcasts and join the conversation on Instagram @YouMightTryThis.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T22:17:08.478219+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-might-try-this-7688437"},"episode":{"title":"The Learning Advantage: Pascal Finette on why learning speed is the only competitive edge that can't be copied","slug":"the-learning-advantage-pascal-finette-on-why-learning-speed-is-the-only-competitive-edge-that-can-t-be-copied","published_at":"2026-07-13T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-might-try-this-7688437/the-learning-advantage-pascal-finette-on-why-learning-speed-is-the-only-competitive-edge-that-can-t-be-copied","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-might-try-this-7688437","url":"https://youmighttrythis.com/episode/the-learning-advantage-pascal-finette-on-why-learning-speed-is-the-only-competitive-edge-that-cant-be-copied","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/a41ce4d7-4ee8-47cb-8633-0be538f36778.mp3","summary":"Today on You Might Try This, Cade and Stacey speak with Pascal Finette, author of Outlearn, about how organizations can accelerate learning by lowering the cost of failure. Pascal explains why companies often prioritize appearing competent over actually learning. The conversation explores rapid experimentation, low-fidelity prototyping, and curiosity-driven leadership as tools for navigating uncertainty. They discuss practical methods like one-day tests, premortems, and AI-assisted feedback loops, showing how faster feedback leads to better decisions and more adaptive, resilient organizations overall growth. Key Takeaways: Make failing cheap and fast to learn faster Fear of looking bad blocks more innovation than money or talent Ask \"what worked?\" instead of \"what went wrong?\" Most decisions are reversible, so don't overthink them Chapters 00:00 Why Organizations Reward Competence Over Learning 06:27 The Core Idea of Outlearn : Lower the Cost of Failure 11:22 Fear, Failure, and Creating Learning Cultures 16:08 Lessons From Failure: What Did You Learn? 20:28 Navigating Uncertainty and Making Better Decisions 30:16 The Coat Hanger Principle and Rapid Experimentation To learn more about us and the podcast, visit youmighttrythis.com and check us out on social media @youmighttrythis","meta_description":"Today on You Might Try This, Cade and Stacey speak with Pascal Finette, author of Outlearn, about how organizations can accelerate learning by lowering th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2871,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/you-might-try-this-7688437/episodes/the-learning-advantage-pascal-finette-on-why-learning-speed-is-the-only-competitive-edge-that-can-t-be-copied/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/you-might-try-this-7688437/the-learning-advantage-pascal-finette-on-why-learning-speed-is-the-only-competitive-edge-that-can-t-be-copied.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}