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Own up. I always accept responsibility, analyze, ask for help if needed and correct the issue. And apologize. Never try to blame someone else as this will eventually bite you in the rear.
If it's huge, have eyewitnesses, and you can't avoid being implicated, fess up.
If not, and you have a chance that no one knows about it, or no one knows WHO did it, then don't be a hero and implicate yourself. Avoid discussing and don't admit to anything.
Do you own up to your mistakes? Do you learn from them and is experience a good teacher?
Do you get nervous about making mistakes? Do you pin the blame on others? These are some of my thoughts on mistakes.
I own up to them. The worst they can do to me is lay me off. Which they won't do as they hate to pay UI. So, they won't promote me, but the funny thing is, I care not for the promotion.
Do you own up to your mistakes? Do you learn from them and is experience a good teacher?
Do you get nervous about making mistakes? Do you pin the blame on others? These are some of my thoughts on mistakes.
The cover-up is worse than the mistake. I usually will not fire someone for a mistake, unless it is huge or overly stupid. You are out in a second for covering or attempting to cover a mistake up.
People learn more from mistakes. I think one of the biggest issues is that people are afraid to fail. Now, careless mistakes.. that's a different story. Albeit we all make them.
Part of it is also the culture, some managers can't tolerate mistakes and are quick to criticize. In the long run, their employees tend to not produce as much since they are likely more risk averse... leading to less innovation.
People are quick to praise themselves as honest and that they'll own up to mistakes, like here for instance. But my experience is that it's very rare in reality. Most will aggressively defend themselves even if the mistake is very small and understandable. It is hard to admit mistakes.
When someone makes a mistake, they usually attempt to cover it up. When confronted with the evidence, they can become extremely prickly and defensive, and go into denial mode. This behavior is pretty universal and not dependent on age, class, race, skill, rank etc. even people you think that are mature and respectable will eventually have a problem with it.
Two weeks ago a colleague who I'm friends with kept putting leaving their empty mug on my desk forcing me to clear it for them. I got tired of it and gently asked them to please take it back with them. They went out of character and shrieked "I never do that! I never!" I've probably if not definitely done the same thing too without realizing it.
There is an element of truth when people say "I'm always honest". In the small print, it says "Yeah, but it'll cost you. You'll pay for it. It'll cost you effort, time and stress. You won't get the truth out of me easily." It is easy to act high and mighty but it is hard to admit mistakes.
People are quick to praise themselves as honest and that they'll own up to mistakes, like here for instance. But my experience is that it's very rare in reality. Most will aggressively defend themselves even if the mistake is very small and understandable. It is hard to admit mistakes.
When someone makes a mistake, they usually attempt to cover it up. When confronted with the evidence, they can become extremely prickly and defensive, and go into denial mode. This behavior is pretty universal and not dependent on age, class, race, skill, rank etc. even people you think that are mature and respectable will eventually have a problem with it.
Two weeks ago a colleague who I'm friends with kept putting leaving their empty mug on my desk forcing me to clear it for them. I got tired of it and gently asked them to please take it back with them. They went out of character and shrieked "I never do that! I never!" I've probably if not definitely done the same thing too without realizing it.
There is an element of truth when people say "I'm always honest". In the small print, it says "Yeah, but it'll cost you. You'll pay for it. It'll cost you effort, time and stress. You won't get the truth out of me easily." It is easy to act high and mighty but it is hard to admit mistakes.
Spot on with your analysis.
I never take at face value people who loudly proclaim how by the book they are and how much integrity they claim to have.
Many people don't own up to mistakes and if given an opportunity, they'll not mention it or try to blame someone else, or cover it up.
Do you own up to your mistakes? Do you learn from them and is experience a good teacher?
Do you get nervous about making mistakes? Do you pin the blame on others? These are some of my thoughts on mistakes.
You should never "cover up" mistakes. Let the boss know what went wrong and why it went wrong and what you learned. If you don't know why it went wrong ask for help.
But don't repeat that mistake again because then you are revealing yourself as careless.
The time I made a huge mistake (which could have led to a fine and imprisonment), I gutted up and told the boss. He took care of the investigation and paperwork to prevent me from getting any blow back. I was grateful. He was happy because had I tried to cover it up, it could have lead to major problems for a lot more people - including him.
Sometimes having integrity will cost you, most times it will save you.
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