As leaders do we allow our teams to learn from mistakes? Really?
Where does our learning, our new knowledge come from? The Web, books and other forms of personal development, coaching & mentoring and training all come to mind. However, for me, most learning comes from mistakes I’ve made. By looking at what I might have done differently or better and applying that to the next, similar situation, I have continued to make the improvements I need to continue to evolve and remain competitive.
I am happy with the manner in which I’ve learned from my mistakes. I am not happy; however, with how effectively I’ve helped those on teams I’ve led learn from THEIR mistakes. If I can apply to my team members what I applied personally then there has to be a significant opportunity for team growth and development.
I found the following article, “Forgive and Remember: How a Good Boss Responds to Mistakes” written by Robert I. Sutton. I love his line “failure sucks but instructs.”
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