I'm writing this as a reminder because I was pretty shocked to have made a similar mistake in a short period of time recently.
I think it is a common mistake in management, when a relatively important task entrusted to a subordinate does not go as expected, or it turns out that a serious mistake was made.
In my work, I come across all kinds of errors and mistakes, but I don't think there are many that are as damaging as this kind of mistake.
This is the company that I run, and as the scale of the company grows, the scope of my involvement becomes larger, so it must be difficult because it is possible for events to happen on a daily basis and have a greater impact on the entire company.
I'm not in a high position, but due to the convenience of my job, I cover a relatively wide range of tasks across various departments and people.
And once in a while, when I think that this job is going to be done by this person, or that the post-processing of this job is going to be entrusted to me, I'm going to be able to do it. Of course, I sometimes ask them to share information on the progress of the project with me after I have a certain level of understanding with them.
However, in the recent past, similar events have occurred, such as a case that was left to someone else not going well, or a mistake (made by someone else) that was not adequately dealt with.
The general view is that this kind of failure is a failure on the part of the management, and in fact, it makes me wonder how stupid I was to myself. It could be said that you expect too much from others, though it would be a way of saying that you are lashing out.
When it turned out to be a failure, of course I didn't get angry or reprimand the person who made that mistake, but I can't deny that I felt a kind of disappointment.
Incidentally, I understand that getting angry or reprimanding someone for making a mistake hurts a lot, and I think it can work depending on how you do it, but I don't recommend it too much because it can make you and the other person emotional.
In my case, I'm not too disappointed when my expectations of the other person's abilities are low, so I wind up doing the post-processing myself. (In the first place, I don't leave the work to that kind of person, I do it from start to finish by myself.)
If a mistake is made by someone who has high expectations to a certain extent, or by someone who works close to you, then you need to clear your mind once and for all, why you made the mistake, how to deal with it, and
I think it's best to write down what should have been done and the losses that have occurred and have a chance to discuss them calmly again.
And in the face of such a failure, I once again felt that there is a difference in risk aversion among people. I feel that there are not many people who are able to respond with a sense of urgency to who and how much and how far the damage will spread if XX is not done.
I don't mean that I'm good, but I'm basically pessimistic, so when a mistake or error like this happens, I think about it first and investigate what I can do with first aid.
Not that I expect too much from others, but I also feel that this kind of thinking isn't something you can teach and learn to do, to be honest.
This is not to say that I have an inborn talent, but to take it to the extreme, it is probably that I am good at this kind of thinking because of my personality.
There are many skills and abilities that I also lack. (As far as I can think, the fatal thing is not being able to listen to people for longer than a certain amount of time due to lack of concentration.)
However, it is my personal opinion that I would like to avoid this kind of mistake more than anything else, as it can cause a great deal of damage. Nevertheless, as I wrote earlier, this must be a management error, so I want to deal with it somehow without giving up.
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