Make Failure Useful:

A Mindset Without a Mechanism Is Just a Mantra

Featuring Jeffery Mercier

June 4, 2026 | 6:00 - 7:30 PM (CT) | Virtual or In-Person at

Diamond Oaks Country Club | 5821 Diamond Oaks Drive North | Fort Worth, TX 76117

Register by Monday, June 1, 2026 | Early Bird pricing ends Thursday, May 14, 2026

Session Description

Most failure frameworks tell you to learn from it. This session teaches you how. The 5 Keys to Failure is a mechanism-based workshop built for L&D professionals who develop people for a living and who know the difference between a growth mindset poster and a tool that actually works. You'll leave with the Attribution Audit, a research-grounded processing framework your teams can use immediately to turn setbacks into traction instead of shame.

About the Speaker 

Jeffery Mercier

Jeffery Mercier is a Distinguished Toastmaster, men's formation coach, and the founder of ARC Development LLC — a Dallas-Fort Worth organization built on the conviction that discipline is not a motivational concept. It is a mechanism.

Jeffery's background spans residential construction, platform speaking, and men's development, three disciplines that share a common thread: you cannot build what you have not first been willing to design from the ground up. His work with ARC Development focuses on identity formation for men who were never given a blueprint, drawing on research in attribution theory, stress mindset, and post-traumatic growth.

He has facilitated men's conferences, coached adult men through structured six-month formation programs, and built curriculum for youth organizations in the DFW area. His approach is research-grounded, mechanism-driven, and unapologetically direct.

His framework: A mindset without a mechanism is just a mantra.

Connect with Jeffery Mercier on LinkedIn, Instagram, or at arcbrotherhood.com.

Menu

(Please let us know if you have any dietary requirements or prefer a vegetarian meal.)

Meeting Agenda

5:30 pm - In Person Networking

5:45 pm - In Person Dinner is Served

5:50 pm - Virtual Attendees Arrive

6:00 pm - Meeting Begins for Everyone

6:15 pm - Keynote Presentation Begins

7:15 pm - Final Announcements and Door Prizes

7:30 pm - Meeting Concludes

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How can this session help enhance your professional development?

This session will provide actionable insights from the Capability Model, showing you how to develop key skills and strategies, such as:

Personal: Lifelong Learning; Emotional Intelligence & Decision Making Professional: Evaluating Impact Organizational: Performance Improvement; Organizational Development & Culture; Change Management