A sense of agency and self-efficacy whereby you recognize that you are responsible for your own results in life. | Accepting action items and duties that are reasonable requests. |
Accepting fair criticism and using it to improve. | Accepting the things that are beyond your control and working on the things that are within your control. |
Admitting to mistakes, failures and weaknesses. | Apologizing when you have failed someone. |
Applying the appropriate level of diligence and care to your responsibilities | Atoning for wrong doing. |
Avoiding false hope -- being somewhat realistic in your plans and goals. | Being hands-on / diving into the details of your work. |
Being more forgiving of others than you are of yourself. | Challenging approaches that are wrong, even if it makes you unpopular. |
Closely monitoring delegated work to manage problems. | Communicating failures to those impacted. |
Communicating honestly and candidly. | Ensuring that failures and mistakes aren't repeated. |
Examining your own faults without delusional thinking. | Identifying and managing risks to your efforts. |
Leaders and managers who don't blame lower level employees for failures. | Leaders who manage low performers in their team. |
Never complaining. | Never making an excuse when there is a role that you could have played in making things better. |
Never saying yes to things that can't be done or that shouldn't be done. | Not blaming external factors such as luck for your failures. |
Recognizing failure and admitting to it in a timely fashion. | Recognizing the broader social and environmental impacts of your actions. |
Setting high expectations of yourself. | Taking ownership of your work. |
Taking responsibility for things you didn't do but should have. | The ability to make and keep promises. |
The grit and resilience to face difficulties where they should be faced. | Using failures to drive improvement. |
Working to fulfil the responsibilities of a role. | Working to overcome bad habits. |
Working to quickly identify and manage issues. | Working to turn failures around. |
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