This document discusses admitting and learning from mistakes at work. It notes that everyone makes mistakes and covering them up can be problematic. Rather than hiding mistakes, it is better to acknowledge errors, find solutions, and share lessons learned with one's boss. This allows mistakes to be addressed and prevents future recurrences. The document encourages asking oneself questions about motivations for sharing lessons learned, discerning what needs escalation versus being covered up, and how resolution of issues impacts one's career. The key learning is to foster integrity and teamwork by escalating problems openly, even if there may be professional risks, in order to improve performance.

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#WorkingHard - Admitting Mistakes

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Do you admit and reflect on your mistakes?
No Mistakes made vs Hiding Mistakes vs Solve & Reflection of
Mistakes
Is there any person alive that never makes any mistake at all at
work?
I believe that it is only human to err.
If so, what can be viewed at the year end performance appraisal
that the worker has no mistakes known to the supervisor?
When i make a mistake and if i am close to a co-worker, it could
be covered up. Intentionally or otherwise, thinking that it is a
small matter and need not escalate to the supervisor (may get
into boss’s bad books for troubling him/her or show to boss that i
am incapable of managing matters on my own, after which when
something happens: “Why didn’t you escalate?”).

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The reason i am putting this post up is to remind myself that
though it is critical not to make mistakes (accuracy as KPI); what is
much more important is the ability to acknowledge the mistake,
come up with a solution and take action to solve it. After the
matter had been resolved, it could be summarized into a short
memo to the boss. The boss would then decide whether to share
to the department as lesson learnt to prevent future recurrence.

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Questions to ask yourself:
What would motivate you to share lessons learnt?
How do you discern what needs to be escalated, what could be
lesson learnt or what needs to be cover up to save your rice
bowl?
If the resolution of those gaps you identified leads to additional
workload to others, how would that affect your future in the
company?
Learning Outcomes:
Be a social guru at work and foster teamwork yet with the
integrity and courage to escalate “gaps” encountered at work,
even if it may lead to no bonus, no salary increment, no
promotion and potential job loss (Depending how appreciative
your boss and colleagues are)
#Work., #Mistakes., #Self_Reflection.,

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