How Do I Recover from a Big Mistake at Work?
New Here · Harvard Business Review
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Show Notes
So, you messed up at work. How do you move forward?
This week we’re talking about how to handle your first big mistake in a new job. We’ll learn how to own what happened, regain trust, and move forward.
For radio journalist Priska Neely, making a mistake in a news report or broadcast can be a very public experience. She leads a team of reporters at NPR’s Gulf States Newsroom, and it’s her job to guide her team through all of their mistakes – big and small.
Priska helps host Elainy Mata understand why mistakes happen at work – and offers her perspective as a manager on what your boss might be thinking when it happens. Plus, she takes listener questions about workplace blunders.
Have a career question? Let us know at [email protected].
Key topics include: managing up, communication, difficult conversations, credibility, careers.
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