It’s unfair!

It’s all so unfair! This shouldn’t happen!

You may be absolutely right. But if you’re stuck in this state of frustration, you’ll never move on to useful progress.

Life is unfair, my friend. Business is unfair.

So the first thing is to acknowledge what set you off. It’s OK to have your emotional reaction – that’s what makes you human.

Then spend a few moments figuring out what the appropriate next steps might be. Perhaps you can just ignore it and move on. Maybe there’s some corrective action.

Maybe you need to help your team deal with it. Offer them support.

But don’t get stuck waiting for the universe to give you what you want. It probably won’t.