The fuzzy space for making mistakes

Foster an environment where it's okay to not be perfect 100% of the time.

June 18, 2024 • Reading Time: 1 minute

When I was conducting one of my two workshops for RenderATL on Building Influence for Engineers & EMs, an attendee was discussing their fear over producing incorrect results. They had presented incorrect data once before, and it “couldn’t happen again.”

Naturally, it got me to thinking. There’s so much fear around making mistakes. Nobody wants to be incorrect. Many companies also have a tendency to naturally want their team to do their best work, which is perfectly acceptable until it results in creating a culture where your team sees any error as a chance to lose their job.

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