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I recently experienced the loss of a significant contractor commitment, and I realize now that it’s partially my fault for relying more on my hope than doing good due diligence.
The hard part is coming to internal peace. On the outside I can raise my chin and look forward to fixing the problem, but inside it still hurts a bit.
I’ve experienced this even more in the past when I lost a great employee or had a work relationship go sour. There are ones that I still regret, over twenty years later. And I’m not a particularly emotional guy.
Perhaps it’s some kind of “long grieving”, like the aftereffects of “long COVID.”
Read the rest of this entry »As the leader, it’s your job to address mistakes and imperfections.
That can be SO tough, because of course you want to maintain certain standards and push towards a more ideal future.
And, let’s be honest, there can be a bit of ego involved. Especially if this is the organization that you started.
Read the rest of this entry »We all screw up. Well, maybe not you, but the rest of us sure aren’t perfect.
It’s called being human.
The problem is that we also get very judgemental and unforgiving. So this creates general internal stress, exacerbated by lack of sleep and other things going on in our lives.
Read the rest of this entry »This is a very stressful time, so we’re all doing it.
Making mistakes.
That’s just par for the course, really. And it doesn’t help that information and advice is constantly changing. Something which seemed right yesterday may feel like totally the wrong thing today.
The Values-Based Business 