Comments on: Making Mistakes http://kazae.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/making-mistakes/ Just another place to dump my thoughts, running low on memory. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: catchthevision http://kazae.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/making-mistakes/#comment-14 catchthevision Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:41:30 +0000 http://kazae.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-14 Thanks Kazae, that's great thinking. Would you be ok with me putting it on my blog, (as a comment under mine on 'Mistakes can be good') attributing it to you of course? (By all means feel free to cut and paste your comment yourself but, if you'd rather not, I'd be happy to sort this.) It would be great to share the thinking around for others to see. Best wishes Url: http://catchthevision.wordpress.com Thanks Kazae, that’s great thinking.

Would you be ok with me putting it on my blog, (as a comment under mine on ‘Mistakes can be good’) attributing it to you of course? (By all means feel free to cut and paste your comment yourself but, if you’d rather not, I’d be happy to sort this.) It would be great to share the thinking around for others to see.

Best wishes
Url: http://catchthevision.wordpress.com

]]> By: kazae http://kazae.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/making-mistakes/#comment-13 kazae Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:03:28 +0000 http://kazae.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-13 Firstly, let me thank you for your comment and time. Sadly, human being human. Most of us have been programmed to take the beaten road, where many others have. It's a social norm that binds all humans to avoid making mistakes, and worse still, start pointing fingers and play the blame game when we've committed a mistake. I also think that breaking out of this social norm will require tremendous effort, but it is not impossible. And what better place to start that off than within the company, with a supportive 'Mistakes Policy' as you've highlighted. That way, it'd be a small step to implementing this culture we share. A mistake policy could be designed in such a way that employers clearly state that mistakes are not recorded if the employees could rectify it and learn from it. To do so, the company could come up with a mistake report form, where the gist of it would consists of: 1) what mistakes were committed 2) why was it committed 3) how was it committed 4) steps to counter it in the future (innovate solutions) Also, having the motto of "To err is human, to learn is wisdom" included within the company's culture or core values might help drill the mentality deeper within the employees'. My 2 cents worth. Cheers! Firstly, let me thank you for your comment and time.

Sadly, human being human. Most of us have been programmed to take the beaten road, where many others have. It’s a social norm that binds all humans to avoid making mistakes, and worse still, start pointing fingers and play the blame game when we’ve committed a mistake.

I also think that breaking out of this social norm will require tremendous effort, but it is not impossible. And what better place to start that off than within the company, with a supportive ‘Mistakes Policy’ as you’ve highlighted. That way, it’d be a small step to implementing this culture we share.

A mistake policy could be designed in such a way that employers clearly state that mistakes are not recorded if the employees could rectify it and learn from it. To do so, the company could come up with a mistake report form, where the gist of it would consists of:

1) what mistakes were committed
2) why was it committed
3) how was it committed
4) steps to counter it in the future (innovate solutions)

Also, having the motto of “To err is human, to learn is wisdom” included within the company’s culture or core values might help drill the mentality deeper within the employees’.

My 2 cents worth. Cheers!

]]> By: catchthevision http://kazae.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/making-mistakes/#comment-12 catchthevision Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:38:36 +0000 http://kazae.wordpress.com/?p=37#comment-12 I think it’s great to debate mistakes. I also think there’s a major link between making mistakes and being innovative. Do you think that there’s a way in which organisations can make this explicit? In the world of Health & Safety, ‘near misses’ are seen as really useful information which can help us improve things. Perhaps we need to create a culture around mistakes where they can be seen as a step on the way to improvement? What about having a supportive ‘Mistakes Policy’? Would this help increase the number of people who could live out your own philosophy? Url: http://catchthevision.wordpress.com I think it’s great to debate mistakes.

I also think there’s a major link between making mistakes and being innovative. Do you think that there’s a way in which organisations can make this explicit?

In the world of Health & Safety, ‘near misses’ are seen as really useful information which can help us improve things. Perhaps we need to create a culture around mistakes where they can be seen as a step on the way to improvement? What about having a supportive ‘Mistakes Policy’?

Would this help increase the number of people who could live out your own philosophy?

Url: http://catchthevision.wordpress.com

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