Outside of work I coach High School Football and over the last few years I have seen a trend that sort of makes me feel like my Dad. I see too much where young people don't want to take responsibility for their actions and , at least in my dealings, their parents want to smooth over any wrong doing. In our Coaches office we have a sign that states "Excuses are the building blocks of Failure." We know there is a reason why something went wrong , you messed up, accept it and move on.
I also see too much of where people will say "Get rid of the person because they made a mistake." Heck we all do as did the person who says "Can 'em". Why are we so quick anymore to punish when someone makes a mistake. I truly understand if you have a person who is constantly messing up that you have to do something for the sake of the company (or Team or Group) but make them accountable. I am of the remediate, repurpose before tossing them out. John J. Boris, Sr. "Remember! That light at the end of the tunnel Just might be the headlight of an oncoming train!" >>> Danielle White <[email protected]> 10/26/2012 12:22 AM >>> On 10/24/2012 03:39 PM, Will Dennis wrote: > A "no blame" culture helps greatly in this regard... Some people > unfortunately (with cause) fear loss of job if they own up to a mistake. > I do agree with John, but some companies (that I don't ever want to work > for, and I could "name names") would regard such honesty as > "career-limiting"... > _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
