In a culture dominated by success stories, Jonas' has instead been intrigued by the different ways we can handle our failures within organizations. His findings emphasize the value of sharing one's failures with co-workers for organizational learning and well-being and promoting a mindset focused on growth, rather than on upholding a fixed state of affairs. Jonas investigates the differences between shame and guilt in relating to one's failures and shows how guilt supports the sharing of failures while shame hinders it.