How to fix your mistakes at work

[Holicent]

Mistakes are a part of life. They happen and you have to deal with them. But when you make a mistake at work, it can lead to bigger problems down the road. Here are some tips on how to fix your mistakes at work:

Don't blame anyone else

It's easy to blame someone else for your mistakes, but it won't help in the long run. Instead of blaming others, learn from your mistakes and move on.

Apologize immediately

When you make a mistake at work, apologize immediately and take responsibility for your actions. You can also try to fix things so that there won't be any repeat offenses in the future.

Learn from your mistakes

Doing something wrong is an opportunity for growth and improvement — not just for you but for everyone around you as well. Learn from what happened and how you could have done things differently next time around.

 

[Shaf]

Mistakes can be made by everyone and at any time. It may not be a case if incompetency. Someone perfectly skilled who does the work right all the time may suddenly get it wrong.

Most of us find it hard though to accept our mistakes. It can be embarrassing to be honest, bit it does not solve the problem or absolve you from the mistake. Infact, it may only make other tasks worse.

Sometimes, it is not the person who makes the mistake, but the manner in which others approach him about it. A bad approach will only make the person defensive. Rather, table the issue as gently as possible. Put it forward as a suggestion, or leave a more senior and mature member of the team to deal with it.

Once you make a mistake, take care not to repeat the same thing a second time. Sometimes we may be distracted due to personal issues. It's good to take a bit of time off to settle things so you can focus totally on your work.

 

[eldavis]

The major problem with making mistakes most times is that people do not learn from them. These days in a working environment, especially in situations where the pressure is much to deliver to customers. The workers always tend to avoid taking the blame or would rather blame someone else for this, hence they tend to miss the lessons hidden inside the mistake.

 

[Jasz]

Mistakes happen. Everyone makes them, but how you handle them can make a big difference in your career.

Here are some tips for fixing mistakes at work:

Don’t blame others. If you make a mistake, own up to it instead of passing blame on someone else or blaming your boss for not giving you enough time to complete your job.

Don’t be too hard on yourself. You can learn from your mistakes and improve yourself as a person and an employee. Don’t beat yourself up too much over the mistake — especially if it was an honest one and there was no malicious intent behind it.

Don’t forget about the lesson learned from the mistake. What did you learn from this experience? Was there anything that could help prevent future problems? Was there anything that could help improve future results?

Try not to dwell on negative moments or circumstances that led to the issue in question; instead think about what happened, how it happened and what actions were taken afterward so that these things don't occur again in the future.

 

[Rubz]

In what ever one does, mistakes are unavoidable. No one is perfect. Mistakes are meant to help on do better than the first time.
One can fix mistakes at work by;

• Trying to correct one's mistake at work. I know it might be hard to avoid mistakes, but one should always make an effort to correct these mistakes.
• Apologizing. In my country, it is believed that when one doesn't apologize after making a mistake, then it is not a mistake. It was done intentionally. One should always apologize after making a mistake. An employer is not left out of this too. He or she should also apologize to his or her staff after making a mistake.
• Learn from it. Someone i know once said that mistakes are lessons. One ought to learn from them. They help one to do better on one's trial.