559 - How to Admit Your Mistakes and Take Responsibility

Modern Mentor

Macmillan Holdings, LLC

Careers, Business, Management

4.3 • 720 Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2019

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

When you’ve screwed up, the quickest way to move on is to admit what went wrong and apologize. When you do it right, it can even boost your reputation.

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0:00.0	This is Stephen Robbins.
0:01.7	Welcome to the Get a Done Guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.
0:09.1	Today we're going to talk about what to do when you make a mistake.
0:13.6	Europa, cashier at Green Growing Things Plant Store by Day and Secret Overlord of the Eastern
0:17.6	Block by night, was addressing the leaders of the countries under her control. This wasn't a mere pep talk. She was outlining her plans to use the next election cycle
0:25.3	to begin her conquest of the West. Being pragmatic, she had Alex the camera person recording the
0:31.2	event so the video could be edited to add peppy theme music and then uploaded to her private
0:35.6	YouTube channel for viewing by any world leader who
0:37.8	couldn't make it to the speech in person. At the end of her speech, she left the stage to thunderous
0:42.7	applause. Apparently, when you're at the person with the nuclear codes for six different
0:46.4	countries' arsenals, applause is easy to come by. She rushed over to Alex and asked,
0:50.4	how soon can you have that uploaded? Alex, well, it's going to take a little while.
0:55.4	Check back soon.
0:57.2	Europa.
0:57.8	That's fine.
0:58.4	I can wait.
0:58.8	I'm very excited.
1:00.4	Alex, it, uh, seems there was a problem with the sound that they're trying to fix.
1:06.1	Europa?
1:07.0	Not a problem.
1:07.9	I have the sound.
1:09.2	Always be recording.
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