We all mess up—but what happens after shapes your trust, your team, and your growth. Here’s why apologizing with sincerity can be your greatest leadership move.
Your team relies heavily on you to complete specific tasks. But then—you just made a mistake! It feels awful at the moment, but know that it’s okay. You are human. What happens next makes you who you are, or can be.
If you realize you made a mistake, admit it and learn from the experience. It won’t cost you your dignity. In fact, acknowledging one’s mistakes makes one highly reliable as a human being.
The more you linger around the error, the worse it is. The more you work around a solution, the better it is. Your team will be confident knowing that you are their resource and you are on it.
I made tons of mistakes in my career, but it is always difficult to accept our shortcomings. But what truly helps me is offering instant apologies and working on a solution. Such behavior always has a positive effect on my team members and seniors.
Mistakes made me much better at work. At the same time, we aim for perfection to do better, not to be perfect!
Let us accept seeing mistakes at work as normal and promote focusing on the solution. A simple “I am sorry! Let me handle this!” will make your day better than any defensive statements.
Forbes Coaches Council highlights that sincere apologies can improve trust and strengthen relationships, leading to better collaboration and partnership. (Forbes Coaches Council, 2019).
Mistakes don’t define your worth—what you do after them does.
How do you navigate through mistakes at work—or perhaps, anywhere in life?
Forbes Coaches Council. (2019, July 24). Leadership means having to say you’re sorry. Forbes. https://lnkd.in/eDkuiWCD
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