Chapter 46. Learn from Your Mistakes

 

“A career setback can be like a romance gone bad. If you don’t learn from your mistakes, you’re doomed to repeat them, most likely in your next job. Many professionals are so eager to flee a bad job or fearful of being jobless, they jump from one job mismatch to the next, just like some people do in their personal relationships. If you’ve been knocked down but haven’t looked at what caused your stumble, you’re setting yourself up to fall again.”

 
 --Bradley G. Richardson, To Move Ahead Again, Learn from Career Setbacks

We all make mistakes—we wouldn’t be the wonderfully creative, innovative managers we are if we didn’t. But some managers gloss over any mistakes they make. They cover them, bury them, forget about ...

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