A Leader's Toolkit - Episode 4 - Excuses, excuses, excuses

Excuses. We all make them. Do we really need to? Can we live without them? Many years ago, I read of the concept of excusitis, "The Failure Disease". From that point I have tried to live without offering excuses for anything or in any situation. Let's take a look at why we use excuses, do they have any real value, and what are alternatives.