Instead of looking at failure as an endpoint, consider it a turning point.        – N. Anderson

Mistakes Happen

I had just started a new job. My main task was to ensure that a list of new clients was updated so my manager had current information. It wasn’t until she began calling some of the contacts that she realized I updated the wrong list.

When I was called into my managers office, she asked if I knew what had happened. I said, “Not until now. I’m so sorry.” She looked at me with compassion and said, “Mistakes happen. I’m curious as to what caused the confusion?” I did my best to explain what happened. Following my explanation, she said she understood and offered some ideas on how I might do things differently moving forward. Her kindness and understanding allowed me to actually learn from my mistake versus being consumed with guilt.

Lessons Trump Fear

Instead of the worst case scenario, my boss handled it with love.

– My boss didn’t fire me.

– She provided valuable feedback on how to be more efficient and effective.

– Failing at a task doesn’t always end in disaster.

I learned a crucial life lesson that day: failure isn’t the end; it’s often the beginning of many important life lessons we’ll learn.

Love-led leadership and failure

Love-led leadership understands that mistakes happen. They pay attention to the series of events leading up to the mistake in order to rectify it in the short term while preventing it being repeated in the long term. Love-led leaders focus on prevention and creating a culture of learning from our mistakes.

What failure became a turning point in your life?

Here’s to leading with love!

Love,

Nicki