Comments on: How to Recover from a Fumble at Work http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/ Life Improvement Tips You Can Use Today! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:17:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-78662 agentsully Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:51:28 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-78662 @Las Vegas RE Agent - thanks for chiming in! @Las Vegas RE Agent - thanks for chiming in!

]]> By: Las Vegas Real Estate Agent http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-76054 Las Vegas Real Estate Agent Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:25:32 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-76054 The two most important tips here for me are acknowledging the mistake immediately but bringing the solutions as well. It's definitely easier to be forgiven if you already have the workaround before anyone has time to get too upset! The two most important tips here for me are acknowledging the mistake immediately but bringing the solutions as well. It’s definitely easier to be forgiven if you already have the workaround before anyone has time to get too upset!

]]> By: Purrs ‘n Roars » Blog Archive » When you drop the ball…. http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-58063 Purrs ‘n Roars » Blog Archive » When you drop the ball…. Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:03:24 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-58063 [...] check out Life Learning Today on How to Recover from a Fumble at [...] […] check out Life Learning Today on How to Recover from a Fumble at […]

]]> By: How to Build Muscle Expert http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-49997 How to Build Muscle Expert Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:50:24 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-49997 Thanks for the post. I agree that it is important to be honest and acknowledge your mistake, and get on with things as soon as possible. Thanks for the post. I agree that it is important to be honest and acknowledge your mistake, and get on with things as soon as possible.

]]> By: Education Blogger http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8870 Education Blogger Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:14:21 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8870 Great article. It's true, it's easy to freeze up and not know how to handle it! But I agree, the best way to handle it is to just take a deep breath, apologize, help fix the mistake and do everything you can to prevent it from happening again. Then just move on. It can feel weird to just let it go at that point, but it's best to just do what you can and move on. Great article. It’s true, it’s easy to freeze up and not know how to handle it! But I agree, the best way to handle it is to just take a deep breath, apologize, help fix the mistake and do everything you can to prevent it from happening again. Then just move on. It can feel weird to just let it go at that point, but it’s best to just do what you can and move on.

]]> By: curs bnr http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8738 curs bnr Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:51:26 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8738 Great article, thanks! Maybe some people would learn several things from here... Great article, thanks! Maybe some people would learn several things from here…

]]> By: Vanlig http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8522 Vanlig Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:01:50 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8522 Hey! really great article, i have done so many mistakes but after reading this article i resolved all my mistakes and very happy now. Hey! really great article, i have done so many mistakes but after reading this article i resolved all my mistakes and very happy now.

]]> By: Jayson Gibson http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8258 Jayson Gibson Tue, 11 Sep 2007 21:33:04 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8258 Great tips! Wonderful article - I think that I've done most of these things (if not all) after making a mistake sometime throughout my life and I have definitely seen these behaviors from friends and co-workers! Using these suggestions will definitely ease problems that arise from mistakes. Great tips! Wonderful article - I think that I’ve done most of these things (if not all) after making a mistake sometime throughout my life and I have definitely seen these behaviors from friends and co-workers! Using these suggestions will definitely ease problems that arise from mistakes.

]]> By: Bogge http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8171 Bogge Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:50:42 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8171 Good advise... You should never blame someone else and if the problem is big acknowledge your mistake immediately. You cant hide big mistakes. Good advise… You should never blame someone else and if the problem is big acknowledge your mistake immediately. You cant hide big mistakes.

]]> By: Medarbetarundersökningens Fallgropar http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8138 Medarbetarundersökningens Fallgropar Mon, 10 Sep 2007 10:00:15 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8138 Thinking about how to resolve the situation after committing mistakes is the best policy. Thanks a lot. Thinking about how to resolve the situation after committing mistakes is the best policy. Thanks a lot.

]]> By: Derek http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8039 Derek Sun, 09 Sep 2007 05:50:27 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-8039 Everyone makes mistakes and everybody will just deal with it.... Overcome your mistakes and do not do it again! THank you for your wonderful tips! Everyone makes mistakes and everybody will just deal with it….

Overcome your mistakes and do not do it again!

THank you for your wonderful tips!

]]> By: Top Tips: How To Recover When You Mess Up « The Chamber http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7846 Top Tips: How To Recover When You Mess Up « The Chamber Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:05:03 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7846 [...] heart-stopping moment when we realize we’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake at work. So here’s an article from Life Learning Today on what you can do to get back in the good books, quickly recover from your mistakes and save face. [...] […] heart-stopping moment when we realize we’ve made a terrible, terrible mistake at work. So here’s an article from Life Learning Today on what you can do to get back in the good books, quickly recover from your mistakes and save face. […]

]]> By: dbgeezer http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7818 dbgeezer Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:31:54 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7818 Funny this should come up. Two days ago, I hosed our inbound and outbound email for a couple of hours by changing something in the firewall and not checking it properly. A guy that works for me called me an hour after he was supposed to have left and asked me whether I'd made any changes. I changed it back and that fixed it. First thing the next morning I wrote an email to everybody, acknowledging my mistake and apologizing. The results?...people only wanted to know if they should resend the mail that bounced. hah hah Funny this should come up. Two days ago, I hosed our inbound and outbound email for a couple of hours by changing something in the firewall and not checking it properly.

A guy that works for me called me an hour after he was supposed to have left and asked me whether I’d made any changes. I changed it back and that fixed it.

First thing the next morning I wrote an email to everybody, acknowledging my mistake and apologizing.

The results?…people only wanted to know if they should resend the mail that bounced.

hah hah

]]> By: Pamela http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7804 Pamela Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:17:51 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7804 Thanks for sharing these wonderful tips. Some people have to be reminded always to avoid the same mistakes. Thanks for sharing these wonderful tips. Some people have to be reminded always to avoid the same mistakes.

]]> By: yann http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7803 yann Fri, 07 Sep 2007 02:57:32 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7803 So nice to read it. A big professionnal mistake can really damage yourself. I think the first to do is to speak to your friendly partners. And not blame yourself that much. It has the opposite effect to help you. I think most of time, a mistake can hide something wrong with you &/or your environnement. And in my case, a little lie can save you! Most important is to undrestand the cause, repair if possible and prevent other ones ... So nice to read it. A big professionnal mistake can really damage yourself. I think the first to do is to speak to your friendly partners. And not blame yourself that much. It has the opposite effect to help you. I think most of time, a mistake can hide something wrong with you &/or your environnement. And in my case, a little lie can save you! Most important is to undrestand the cause, repair if possible and prevent other ones …

]]> By: More boring stuff from the Net :|»Boringest :| - Moolah!!! http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7795 More boring stuff from the Net :|»Boringest :| - Moolah!!! Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:46:06 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7795 [...] How to Recover from a Fumble at Work It’s important to say that you’re sorry. No one wants to mess up but it still helps others to hear that you don’t feel good about it. (tags: career) [...] […] How to Recover from a Fumble at Work It’s important to say that you’re sorry. No one wants to mess up but it still helps others to hear that you don’t feel good about it. (tags: career) […]

]]> By: Will the Cable Guy http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7762 Will the Cable Guy Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:19:59 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7762 "I'll just not say anything about my mistake...no one will notice..." ...yeah right...I've done this so many times and still continue to do it...and to my own misery, they always notice the mistakes... = ( “I’ll just not say anything about my mistake…no one will notice…”
…yeah right…I’ve done this so many times and still continue to do it…and to my own misery, they always notice the mistakes…
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]]> By: Chrissy http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7742 Chrissy Thu, 06 Sep 2007 16:10:06 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7742 Couldn't agree with you more that recovering from mistakes has a LOT to do with your line of work...Neurosurgery? No such thing as a small mistake! But then, I guess this list wouldn't help much in that case anyway. I wanted to focus this mainly towards those mistakes that make our stomachs drop...the biggies that take some effort to clean up. I think they exist in any job. Obviously, some more than others :) Couldn’t agree with you more that recovering from mistakes has a LOT to do with your line of work…Neurosurgery? No such thing as a small mistake! But then, I guess this list wouldn’t help much in that case anyway. I wanted to focus this mainly towards those mistakes that make our stomachs drop…the biggies that take some effort to clean up. I think they exist in any job. Obviously, some more than others :)

]]> By: agentsully http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7734 agentsully Thu, 06 Sep 2007 15:25:27 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7734 @Jews - I think this refers to big fumbles. Thanks for joining the comments! @Urbanist - thanks for your comments as always! You, hot headed?! Come on! @Helen - so true! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Hope to see you all again soon! @Jews - I think this refers to big fumbles. Thanks for joining the comments!

@Urbanist - thanks for your comments as always! You, hot headed?! Come on!

@Helen - so true! Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

Hope to see you all again soon!

]]> By: Ask The Readers: Recover When You Drop the Ball? · TechBlogger http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7730 Ask The Readers: Recover When You Drop the Ball? · TechBlogger Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:59:01 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7730 [...] acceptance) really the best policy? Let us know how you handle workplace mistakes in the comments. Recover from a Fumble at Work [Life Learning [...] […] acceptance) really the best policy? Let us know how you handle workplace mistakes in the comments. Recover from a Fumble at Work [Life Learning […]

]]> By: Helen http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7687 Helen Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:07:41 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7687 Acknowledging our mistakes immediately is indeed the best thing we can do after we commit a mistake. We also need to learn from our mistakes to avoid further mistakes. Acknowledging our mistakes immediately is indeed the best thing we can do after we commit a mistake. We also need to learn from our mistakes to avoid further mistakes.

]]> By: Urbanist http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7647 Urbanist Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:12:40 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7647 Great advice, particularly for someone as hot-headed and quick to react negatively as me ;) Great advice, particularly for someone as hot-headed and quick to react negatively as me ;)

]]> By: Our Friends are Having a Party - Stop By! | The Executive Assistant's Tool Box http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7624 Our Friends are Having a Party - Stop By! | The Executive Assistant's Tool Box Wed, 05 Sep 2007 13:29:21 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7624 [...] over at Life Learning Today they’re shaking their booties to a post called, “How to Recover from a Fumble at Work“. Written by….guess who? Yep - [...] […] over at Life Learning Today they’re shaking their booties to a post called, “How to Recover from a Fumble at Work“. Written by….guess who? Yep - […]

]]> By: jews http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7607 jews Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:32:25 +0000 http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/09/05/how-to-recover-from-a-fumble-at-work/#comment-7607 Hey, I think you took it too far... I mean, how stressful can it be? Everyone makes mistakes. But then I guess it depends on your line of work :) Hey, I think you took it too far… I mean, how stressful can it be? Everyone makes mistakes. But then I guess it depends on your line of work :)

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