There’s an old cliche that everyone makes mistakes. It’s what your parents tell you when you fall down, and what your friend may tell you when you mess up at work. How you handle the failure can make or break your position.
We all want to highlight our accomplishments. When you got an A in school you put it on the fridge, if you won a contest at work you brag about it until the sun goes down. If you fail at something, it’s more likely that you’ll sweep it under the rug. Here’s a better approach, “frame” it as something to work and improve upon.
The next time a project flounders, write it down. Make sure you’re detailed. People in the IT field have to write detailed reports when they have to work on someone’s computer. They have document how they troubleshooted so it could be used as a reference later on. Try this same approach to tasks or projects you seem to have more trouble with.
[related: Know the Promotion Strategy at Your Company]
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