Comments on: Want Them to Learn Quickly? Let Them Make Mistakes http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/ Know More HR. Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:52:51 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Frank Roche http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2280 Frank Roche Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:00:42 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/#comment-2280 Hi Tom, what you say is right on the money: You cannot be afraid to let people make mistakes. But that's a tough leadership lesson...I used to talk about Power, Permission and Protection to make management work. Protection is about making it a safe work environment to reach. And as you point out, making mistakes isn't the same as letting them fail. So true! Hi Tom, what you say is right on the money: You cannot be afraid to let people make mistakes. But that’s a tough leadership lesson…I used to talk about Power, Permission and Protection to make management work. Protection is about making it a safe work environment to reach. And as you point out, making mistakes isn’t the same as letting them fail. So true!

]]> By: Tom Gimbel http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2276 Tom Gimbel Thu, 05 Jul 2007 17:09:15 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/#comment-2276 In our company we hire many recruiters who don't have experience recruiting and teach them how. I firmly believe that in any leadership role you cannot be afraid to let people make mistakes. I agree with Wally and Frank on that. In fact, in building a business or a department, if you don't delegate and allow for failures you will always be held hostage by chores and never have a chance to lead. Giving people the chance to make mistakes doesn't mean you let them fail. As long as a manager and employee have a positive, open relationship you will be able to work with them to fix the mistakes and build a stronger bond at the same time! In our company we hire many recruiters who don’t have experience recruiting and teach them how. I firmly believe that in any leadership role you cannot be afraid to let people make mistakes. I agree with Wally and Frank on that. In fact, in building a business or a department, if you don’t delegate and allow for failures you will always be held hostage by chores and never have a chance to lead.

Giving people the chance to make mistakes doesn’t mean you let them fail. As long as a manager and employee have a positive, open relationship you will be able to work with them to fix the mistakes and build a stronger bond at the same time!

]]> By: Frank Roche http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2275 Frank Roche Wed, 04 Jul 2007 19:46:06 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/#comment-2275 Wally, that's even more to the point. Experience is a great teacher. Wally, that’s even more to the point. Experience is a great teacher.

]]> By: Wally Bock http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/comment-page-1/#comment-2274 Wally Bock Wed, 04 Jul 2007 18:55:13 +0000 http://www.knowhr.com/blog/2007/07/02/want-them-to-learn-quickly-let-them-make-mistakes/#comment-2274 Actually it's experience that's the great teacher. You try something. It works or it doesn't and you learn from that. The real issue is that you can't learn much if you don't try stuff. Actually it’s experience that’s the great teacher. You try something. It works or it doesn’t and you learn from that. The real issue is that you can’t learn much if you don’t try stuff.

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