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Post by boris on Oct 10, 2013 21:00:45 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
This is a great article. As humans beings we cannot be perfect. Employees and even top leaders make mistakes. Whenever employees do make mistakes it is important that the manager knows how to handle it. The problem not always can be on the employee but also it is possible that the manager did not gave the employee the right tools to do the job. The other problem could be the the employee was not assigned to a job they can do their best. As a manager it is important to look at the big picture and figure out what is the best solution and not just get angry at the employee that did the mistake.
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Post by brittanyfury on Oct 15, 2013 13:51:29 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
This article is about the importance of forgiveness. If a strong worker, perhaps your best worker, were to make a mistake that causes a huge problem, it is crucial for the manager to remain calm and not blame or criticize the employee for their mistake. The lesson is everyone makes mistakes, we are human after all. If you dwell on the mistakes your employees make, you could become "blind" to their strengths ans skills. It is important to remember why you hired that person and what they contribute to the organization. I have made plenty of mistakes in the past, some that were easily fixable, and others that were not. My former boss was so understanding about the situation and helped me to fix the problem. He never judged me or treated me any differently for making such a careless mistake and for this I was greatly appreciative and was even more motivated to do my job better.
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Post by dipanjali1 on Oct 17, 2013 9:40:39 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
This article has a very good message for the leaders. Employees are humans, and humans make mistake. Making mistakes doesn't mean that the person is of no use to the company. Mistakes need to be properly analyzed and discussed so that the employee won't make it again. Sometimes, managers are so much concerned on the mistakes that the employees made that they fail to notice the actual potential of the employee. They fail to analyze what that employee can bring to the table and fail to see the big picture. It is very humanly to make mistakes and correcting it as it comes is the best thing to do.
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Post by bneedham on Oct 20, 2013 13:54:59 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
I find myself again agreeing with this article. I personally struggled with this the most when learning basic management functions. It is important to treat your employees fairly and help them learn so that they get better and don't make the same mistakes again. In the beginning I would get angry when employees made big mistakes or failed at a task because ultimately as an owner or manager it affects your business's performance. It is important to not only look at the mistakes a person makes but at the benefits they provide. My personal motto is that I would rather have a dependable hard working average employee than a superstar that I can't count on when I need them. You can help people learn and fix their mistakes if they are of the mindset to get better.
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Post by danielleolivier on Oct 23, 2013 14:32:23 GMT -6
Mistakes happen and the human thing to do is wanting to put the blame on someone. Blaming an employee for a project gone wrong can discourage the employee and cause managers to hold a grudge and not utilize the employee to their full potential. Instead of focusing on only the mistake, managers should find the root of the problem and find a solution process for the mistake and turn it into a lesson so the same mistake doesn't happen again. Making an employee feel singled out as the sole cause of a mistake can make them feel ostracized and unwilling to speak up or be a part of team projects in the future.
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Post by sbardwell on Oct 24, 2013 10:10:46 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
Forgiveness is one of the hardest virtues to apply in life. However, this employee may have learned the greatest lesson in order to succeed. It is difficult not to point fingers or place blame for mistakes, but keep in mind the person who is agonizing over the mistake made. Treat this person as you would want to be treated and talk with that person about the lesson learned from the mistake. It is not likely ever to happen again. Investing in this employee could be one of the best things a manager could do for the business and the person who made the mistake. I mean think about it, if you fire that person and replace him/her with a new person, they could make the same mistakes because of lack of experience.
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Post by cory on Oct 31, 2013 12:09:21 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess''
I totally agree with this article. It reminds me of a previous article about failure. Everybody will fail, but you must always use that failure as a lesson on how to succeed next time. If one of your employees makes a mistake, it is necessary to point out the mistake, but do not make them feel worse than they already do. The previous article said it is best to be unemotional towards your failures, but it will be extremely hard to distance your emotions if your boss makes you feel worse about it. Provide constructive criticism and help them as much as you can to learn from the mistake instead of just punishing them.
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Post by w0384905 on Nov 4, 2013 20:49:15 GMT -6
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I think this is a good tip for leaders. Everyone makes mistakes, we all do because we are all human. When someone makes a mistake you can't get mad you have to embrace and teach them from there mistakes. As long as you learn from your mistakes that's the key to success. You're going to slip and fall but as long as you get up that's what counts.
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Post by jessicareid on Nov 7, 2013 11:30:56 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
Mr. Jeff Hayden, columnist for inc.com, advises today that forgiveness is the most powerful leadership tool. He warns that by focusing on an employee's recent mistakes or his weaknesses, you are discounting all of his strengths and past accomplishments. I think this is great advice, and not just from a business or employer's standpoint. Putting into perspective all the great things a person does for you helps you to appreciate them, instead of becoming impatient or angry at every minor screwup.
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Post by darrell2009 on Nov 8, 2013 12:52:45 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess' I really like this article reason is most manager look at thing s for a single point of view not why and how things happen , most of the time they just knew it happen. MAnager need to remember how thing work when they were at the bottom and how easy it is to maybe make a simply mistake and try not to focus some much on it. Understand a situation can give you a better manager understand and maybe more production out of your employees because they enjoy working with you.
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Post by christiebrown on Nov 8, 2013 13:16:49 GMT -6
I think that remembering that employees are human is something that all managers should remember. Managers make mistakes all the time, and it is not fair to consider firing an employee for one mistake that they make. I am a firm believer in the idea that everyone should be given a second chance, and the idea that there are brutal managers out there that do not give their employees the chance to prove and redeem themselves after a mistake is something that I just don't understand. People learn and grow from their mistakes, so a way I see a mistake, it can actually turn out being a good thing after a while.
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Post by ashleylevernharrison on Nov 9, 2013 19:58:32 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess
Being able to forgive anyone and let it go when they make a mistake is a quality that not everyone has. Some people can never let anything go and they hold it over your head forever. Doing this leads to resentment of that person and what they did. This can also lead to the person holding the grudge having trust issues. I think in order to be an effective leader you need to be able to forgive and forget. You must remember that everyone makes mistakes and as long as your employee is not making the same mistakes over and over again that they are deserving of forgiveness and should be give another chance to prove themselves.
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Post by w0415498 on Nov 9, 2013 22:41:46 GMT -6
Treat employees how you want to be treated with respect. Everyone makes mistakes. You don’t want to be too hard on them. You just need to be hard enough to get the point across.
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Post by kselders on Nov 10, 2013 10:33:43 GMT -6
In reference to the text, Jeff Haden has a point. I do not believe that it is the most powerful tool to possess in the world of business but, in life it’s one of the greatest rewards. It is my opinion that when something goes wrong, attempt to figure out how or why and work alongside with that employee to get a handle on it. There are preventative methods to limiting mistakes. No one is perfect and holding a grudge only puts a rift in between you and the employee. Day in and day out, I go to visit this one particular client and his sister is his caretaker. She always complains about how hat has to hide the bleach due to an accident a worker had, where she bleached a rug in the mist of cleaning. She says she forgave her but, always brings it up. Forgiveness is a hard pill to swallow depending on the extent of what actually happened. Religiously, I was taught you must forgive to move on, otherwise you hinder your own blessings. I must say I’m a work in progress in the forgiveness department.
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Post by ebonisw on Nov 10, 2013 19:10:41 GMT -6
INSTANT MBA: This Could Be 'The Most Powerful Leadership Tool You Possess'
As a leader, you cannot be disheartening to the employee. Leaders act a a guide to help they who probably do need it. People are bound to make mistakes, and since leaders know this, they have to be somewhat tolerant to it and not get angry about it. Leaders should not get angry, but try their best to encourage their workers to do better next time. Leaders are humble, and anger has no place in that.
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