ReThinking: Ed Helms on growing through failure
Worklife with Adam Grant
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4.8 • 9.4K Ratings
🗓️ 5 August 2025
⏱️ 34 minutes
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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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Snafu: The Definitive Guide to History Greatest Screw Up
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