For many of us, finding out that we were wrong can feel like a threat to our self-identity. When that happens, we’re likely to act out in ways that undermine us even more, such as arguing, blaming others, withdrawing, or digging in our heels. So, before you’re viewed as wrong and arrogant, aloof, or unaccountable, you need to get ahead of the situation. You’ll want to talk with whomever you may have impacted with your decision, including your boss, your team, colleagues, direct reports, etc. Take responsibility. Say, “I was wrong.” Don’t say “mistakes were made” or “it didn’t turn out the way I had anticipated” or any other version that deflects or minimizes your personal contribution. Offer a brief explanation, but don’t make excuses. Acknowledge that your error had a negative impact on others, and be willing to really listen, without defensiveness, to others’ recounting of that impact. Do not interrupt. Apologize. Tell others what you’re doing right now to remedy the mistake, and distinguish between the parts that can be fixed, and those that can’t. Include what you are doing to address the substantive impact (money, time, processes, etc.) and well as the relational impact (feelings, reputation, trust, etc.). Be open to feedback and over-communicate your plans. Then tell those impacted by your error what you’ve learned about yourself, and what you’re going to do differently in the future.
In her book, Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error, author Kathryn Schulz writes, “Our love of being right is best understood as our fear of being wrong.” In other words, our commitment to believing that we know exactly what’s happening and why, and what to do about it, is reinforced by us trying very, very hard not to think about this possibility: “What if I’m making a mistake?” Or perhaps, even worse, “What if I already made one?”
Keep it brief, but be prepared to provide more details. Take full responsibility for your mistake. Describe how you solved it, and a positive result. Emphasise what you learned from it and how you applied that knowledge to avoid future mistakes.
The STAR method is a structured manner of responding to a behavioral-based interview question by discussing the specific situation, task, action, and result of the situation you are describing. Situation: Describe the situation that you were in or the task that you needed to accomplish.
I tried to do too much myself and I ended up getting overwhelmed. This caused me to miss a few deadlines and it also put a lot of stress on my team. I learned a valuable lesson from this experience. I learned that it's important to delegate tasks effectively and to trust my team members to do their jobs.
Atelophobia is an overwhelming fear of imperfection. People with atelophobia judge themselves very harshly, often setting unrealistic goals. They may get upset about mistakes they've made in the past or mistakes they're afraid of making in the future.
Self-directed anger is “often about having impossibly high standards for yourself, ” Martin says. In other words, you may convince yourself that you aren't ever allowed to make a mistake—something done by every human since the dawn of time—such that when you do err, your immediate posture is one of self-castigation.
There is no set number of mistakes you can make in life. Everyone makes mistakes, and it is how you learn from them that matters. Some people may make more mistakes than others, but that does not mean they are failures. In fact, some of the most successful people in the world have made some of the biggest mistakes.
I talked about a time when I missed a deadline for a group project during my final year of college. I realized that I had taken on too much work and had not managed my time effectively. I learned that it is important to prioritize tasks and delegate work to avoid burnout and missed deadlines.
For example, a time when something didn't go as planned, when a plan proved ineffective, or when an approach missed the target. These events are common in any modern workplace, and they are not seen as personal failures. They are more likely seen as opportunities for recalibration.
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