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Its not the frustration over failures.
Its not the mistakes. Its not even the repeated
mistakes.
Incredibly it’s the repeat of the repeated mistake
– like typos in a perfectly proof-read post. Darn! How did the error creep on.
Well, a pilot
missed his destination by messing up the co-ordinate, and this is not
without precedent. Imagine the shock of the passengers and the people in
general “how could he possibly goof up on the guidance? Isn’t the computer on?”
Incredulous.
That’s how we are sometimes. Knowingly doing things wrong is inexcusable,
but knowing well and still getting things wrong is indefensible. That’s where
we go weak on our knees. Tensions run high. Anger flare up. Heated arguments and
bruised souls.
Now that the pilot has landed in the wrong
destination, will all the fury unleashed help in recovering from the loss and
land in the right spot?
May be get more processes in place. More check and
balance. Make it foolproof that alerts can’t just be missed, so that mistakes won’t
be repeated. As much as plans and process are prepared, we can’t absolve
ourselves of the wrongdoings. Negligence is negligence. It can’t be negated, and only corrected.
We don’t have time to learn from our mistakes, or
from others’ mistakes, and worst of all repeat mistakes.
How can the lessons learnt from the past help us from
preventing, rather than firefighting?
Please share your thoughts….
The angst amongst humans that is not highlighted in the article – is that lack of appreciation to the deserved. I have come across many a managers who don’t know a thing about a project he piggyback on the team member, and collect the data appoints and present it as if they have wither instrumental , influential or inspirational. Someone does the work and someone does the credit. That’s the angst.
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