A Mistake Seen from Space
An “oops” is orbiting our planet right now.
Earlier in November, astronauts handling a “challenging solar array part replacement” to the International Space Station lost grip on their toolbag. “One tool bag was inadvertently lost,” NASA said.?
In other words, they dropped it. And now it’s in orbit for all of us to see their “oops.”
Sometimes, when we make mistakes, it can feel like the entire world can see what we did wrong. It can be embarrassing; at times, it could create a problem or a new challenge for the team.
But every time we drop the ball (or toolbag), it’s a chance for us to learn.?
Ask Yourself Tough Questions
Call it an after-action review or a post-mortem, whatever it is, and however you do it, you need to review when and how things went wrong.?
Listen to Oprah
“We've all felt it,” Oprah Winfrey writes, “the forehead-smack frustration that comes with failing, forgetting, or simply being flat-out wrong. And to make matters worse, these errors tend to take center stage in our consciousness.”
Be OK with Dropping the Toolbox
Or, as Simon Sinek wisely says, get comfortable with failure.?
What tips or tricks do you have for yourself or others when you make a big mistake? Share them in the comments below.