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Post by David Wyld on May 25, 2013 18:56:29 GMT -6
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Post by franklinvazquez on Jun 18, 2013 8:55:42 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
As human beings, we cannot be perfect, and we sure make mistakes every now and then. However, as long as the mistake was not the result of negligence, I believe that we should just take it as a learned lesson and move on. At the workplace, its is important that managers deal with mistakes in a good way; meaning that employees cannot be hardly judged after one mistake or weak performance. On the contrary, the manager should encourage employees to revise what they have done wrong and motivate them to improve their performance in the future. This article says that forgiveness is an important tool of managers. I think that leaders can go beyond forgiveness; they should recognize that making mistakes is just part of our life experience.
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Post by blaine on Jun 20, 2013 15:14:54 GMT -6
It is only natural for people to make mistakes. In business you must know how to handle it when an employee makes a mistake. You must have effective communication skills to use so that you can talk with your employee about their mistake and ensure that it does not happen again. I think that it is important to not harp on the mistake and bring it up again unless the mistake happens again. You should correct the mistake, teach the employee the correct way to do things and help them grow and develop as an employee so that your business can grow and develop as well.
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Post by blaine on Jun 20, 2013 15:15:14 GMT -6
It is only natural for people to make mistakes. In business you must know how to handle it when an employee makes a mistake. You must have effective communication skills to use so that you can talk with your employee about their mistake and ensure that it does not happen again. I think that it is important to not harp on the mistake and bring it up again unless the mistake happens again. You should correct the mistake, teach the employee the correct way to do things and help them grow and develop as an employee so that your business can grow and develop as well.
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Post by neilthompson on Jun 22, 2013 8:02:26 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
It is very easy to focus on an what an individual has done wrong when a mistake has been made and if we are not careful, we will allow this to define the individual in our mind. When we do allow this one mistake to define an individual, it is very possible that we might keep that individual from future opportunities. It is very important to look at each individual situation and evaluate it as one piece of data. These learnings can be used to help determine where to provide support for individuals in the future, but we should not allow one situation to define the individual.
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Post by jalesianelson on Jun 22, 2013 9:42:22 GMT -6
Instant MBA: This Can Be ‘The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess’ This article makes some very logical points. Sometimes we as people, not just bosses; tend to let the mistakes of others change our perception of them. When in reality what we should do is find a way to deviate around the weaknesses. No one is perfect, so holding him/her permanently accountable for a mistake that was made is unfair, would you want to be treated the same way? I know as bosses the goal is to make the business successful, but that does that mean you have to be extra hard on your employees in the process? Everyone deserves the benefit of the doubt, and if that particular skill isn’t the strongest for that employee then find something else for him/her to do. I was always taught to forgive, but to never forget. To put this into a business perspective: overlooking the mistakes that were made in the past, but not erasing them. I can absolutely relate to this article.
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Post by lakeishabrooks on Jun 24, 2013 11:02:54 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
I totally agree with this article my company states that the employee is their most valuable asset and i believe that to be true, because without the employees how can your business run. Everyone messes up in their line of work but that does not need they need to be terminated right there on the spot. For example, I had an employee that was a hundred dollars short on their shift and the policy at our job is to terminate them if they are twenty five or more short. This employee was a great worker and has never been short before so before I let them go I did some investigation and seen that the fan blew the money under our cigarette display at work and I was able to save thier job. I could have easily let them go because we would have never found it because that display never moves. Give your employees the benefit of the doubt.
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Post by elvia on Jun 24, 2013 14:37:06 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
I agree with this article 100%. We all know that no one in this world is perfect and we all make mistakes. As a manager your employees will make mistakes or fail a task or two, but this does not mean that the employee is less of a person. There is no reason to hold a mistake or a performance weakness against someone, because everyone has strengths and weaknesses. As a leader you should be able to see people for who they are as a whole and not just for what they do wrong. If an employee messes up doing a certain task there is nothing wrong with letting the employee know that they messed up, but instead of holding it against them let them utilize the skills that they have doing another task that they will be better at. It is also your responsibility as a leader to help your employees strengthen their weaknesses.
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Post by mda1287 on Jun 24, 2013 15:31:46 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
I agree with this article. You have to recognize what is most important about the employees and not scowl them on what they are doing wrong. Mention that you have notices the mistake and ask questions but don't interrogate the person or make them uncomfortable. It is human to make mistakes, everyone does, we all do it. There is not one single person on this planet that is absolutely perfect, and some managers tend to think that we have to know everything. As a leader you need to have patience not only with your business but the most important part, its people.
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Post by scotthunt13 on Jun 24, 2013 15:44:01 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
I agree with what this article is saying. People are going to make mistakes; that's just how we are. If there is one employee who is constantly making mistakes and he doesn't show any signs of improving then I can understand taking corrective action against him, but if someone messes up who doesn't normally make mistakes then you shouldn't scold that person. I agree that you should put everything into perspective when dealing with a mistake, don't just use the mistake to judge what kind of person he/she is.
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Post by maryhilse12 on Jun 24, 2013 17:30:54 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: Frugality Is Important Because It Forces You To Be Creative
Can you let my management team read this? It is such an easy fix to many problems, looking outside the box for solutions. Small cutbacks here and there, can cause great impact on the bottom line no matter how small. And if you find several small ones the savings can be substantial. All managers should yearly look at expenses to see if there are any opportunities to save money. Get other managers and employees to start looking at cost-saving plans to help the company. The more eyes you have looking, the more you will find.
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Post by jacobthompson on Jun 25, 2013 14:13:36 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
Forgiveness is not only one of the hardest things to do in life, but it is also extremely hard to do in business. Whenever someone makes a really big mistake, the first reaction is more than likely going to be a bad one. I think this is something that really can’t be taught because some people or managers just can’t handle their emotions very well. If you have that type of personality, you may need to find the time to work on it to make you a better manager.
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Post by harrisonrainwater on Jun 25, 2013 16:21:20 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
As a manager, this is a very important lesson to remember because if the manager forgets that his employees are not working as a whole then the entire structure will fall. It is important to remember not to explode on people. Remembering that we are all human and make mistakes is a very important thing. Some managers will seek to put the entire blame on an employee when it is not necessarily their fault. A good manager will take a step back and look at the picture as a hole and remember that they recruited good employees. Forgive and move on can prove to work wonders.
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Post by kylekling on Jun 25, 2013 17:12:34 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
This article could not be anymore true. Treating employees like they are real people and not just someone who does work for you goes along way in the minds of those employees. I can vouch for that. I recently started a new job at for the state and I'm at the bottom of the barrel. The people that are above me are high level directors and a lot of the time don't treat the people below them with the respect they deserve. I get talked to like I don't know anything on a daily basis and it doesn't make me want to work any harder. I understand that they are the boss and I have to do as I am told but it's the way they go about saying it that could change the way a lot of their employees work.
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Post by campbell22 on Jun 27, 2013 11:32:38 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess' I think this is a really good tip to give leaders. Employees are people and people do make mistakes, even the leaders. The bad part is when an employee makes a mistake and the leader becomes angry, looking at that employee as if he or she can’t do anything correctly. This could make the leader overlook the employee’s skill in another area, causing the employee to continue to fail since he or she aren’t put in situations that will broadcast their strengths.
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