Mistakes

Overcoming Shame

2019-11-25T14:59:00-06:00November 27th, 2019|Tags: , , |

I’ve made my share of business mistakes over the years. Sometimes the scars of those mistakes leave shame and doubt. Questions surface in my head like, “Was I listening properly to God?” or, “Do I have a clue what I’m doing?” Peter carried shame after he denied Jesus on three different occasions. Jesus brilliantly knew Peter needed to be forgiven ...

Correcting Leadership Mistakes, Part I

2019-03-04T07:18:27-06:00March 4th, 2019|Tags: , , |

In a Harvard Business Review article, Deborah Grayson Riegel writes about the pain in making mistakes. But when a leader makes mistakes, the pain can feel more profound when you know others are following. When our mistakes cause others to question our expertise, our identity can be shaken. This often results in arguing, blaming others, withdrawing, deflecting accountability and/or digging ...

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