"I Apologize, this was my responsibility and I did not handle it well. I will take care of it now" This is a statement we do not hear much. Many people work in a profession but may struggle at times to be a professional. A professional is one who would willingly accept a challenge and the potential failure without excuses, taking responsibility themselves.
Being willing to admit failure or a missed detail is a great first step. With failure or error accepted, you can now blow your boss, your team and your company away with potential solutions to the new opportunity everyone is facing.
You will find your team appreciates when you take responsibility. When you learn from failure, change patterns and find new solutions your team will rely on you. No excuses or "too busy, my bosses fault, I was up all night so..." A professional fights through, takes on the work and finishes with excellence.
An apology goes a long way.
About Me
- Jess Elmquist
- Minneapolis, MN
- Jess is an expert public speaker and master level teacher. He is a frequent guest lecturer on topics of motivation, learning, recruiting and mission. He is currently the VP of Life Time University at Life Time Fitness a publicly traded Health Way of Life Company. Jess is in charge of casting, recruiting, training, leadership development and curriculum writing for all divisions. Life Time Fitness is located in 19 states, 84 locations with over 18,000 Team Members.
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