How the best CEOs turn setbacks into superpowers

Photos: Jen-Hsun Huang by ETC-USC via Flickr – CC BY 2.0. Andy Jassy via Amazon. Charles Schwab via Schwab.com. Article by Mark Thompson. Big Think – November 25, 2025. Adapted from CEO Ready: What You Need to Know to Earn the Job–and Keep the Job by Mark Thompson and Byron Loflin.

Key Takeaways

• Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang believes the failures that nearly sank his company weren’t detours on the way to success — they were the engine. 
• Each crisis forced the Nvidia team to rethink, redesign, and innovate at a pace that steady success never would have demanded. 
• Charles Schwab is among dozens of founders and CEOs who transformed personal struggles into strategic advantages. […]

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