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    "I didn’t recognize that someone was in way over her head.”
    “Keeping a person in a position where he failed was my biggest mistake."

    Not hiring the right sta

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    Nobody’s perfect, including the boss. Managers, we polled recently, acknowledged making a number of mistakes, from not recognizing staff accomplishments to inadequate communication to poor hiring decisions. Here is a sampling.

    Withholding praise was a problem cited by many:
    "I didn’t give recognition to someone who turned out to be one of my best employees and soon lost her."
    "I didn’t give credit when it was due to individuals who made major contributions."
    "I failed to acknowledge someone who needed to be rewarded. I have regretted that for years."

    Letting poor performance go unchecked:
    "I kept someone on who should have been let go."
    "I didn’t recognize that someone was in way over her head.”
    “Keeping a person in a position where he failed was my biggest mistake."

    Not hiring the right staf

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    cation to poor hiring decisions. Here is a sampling.

    Withholding praise was a problem cited by many:
    "I didn’t give recognition to someone who turned out to be one of my best employees and soon lost her."
    "I didn’t give credit when it was due to individuals who made major contributions."
    "I failed to acknowledge someone who needed to be rewarded. I have regretted that for years."

    Letting poor performance go unchecked:
    "I kept someone on who should have been let go."
    "I didn’t recognize that someone was in way over her head.”
    “Keeping a person in a position where he failed was my biggest mistake."

    Not hiring the right sta

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    be one of my best employees and soon lost her."
    "I didn’t give credit when it was due to individuals who made major contributions."
    "I failed to acknowledge someone who needed to be rewarded. I have regretted that for years."

    Letting poor performance go unchecked:
    "I kept someone on who should have been let go."
    "I didn’t recognize that someone was in way over her head.”
    “Keeping a person in a position where he failed was my biggest mistake."

    Not hiring the right sta

    It's A Crisis If There's No Plan
    We all understand the importance of perception. The line between perception and reality is often quite thin. Actions taken by a communicator during the first moments of a crisis can affect perceptions of an individual or company well after the crisis is resolved.All your marketing achievements — all
    ne who needed to be rewarded. I have regretted that for years."

    Letting poor performance go unchecked:
    "I kept someone on who should have been let go."
    "I didn’t recognize that someone was in way over her head.”
    “Keeping a person in a position where he failed was my biggest mistake."

    Not hiring the right sta

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    "I didn’t recognize that someone was in way over her head.”
    “Keeping a person in a position where he failed was my biggest mistake."

    Not hiring the right staff:
    "I encouraged a group manager to hire an internal candidate when an external candidate was better qualified."
    "Hiring people who are too similar to me has been a mistake."
    "I hired an executive-level individual for a much less senior-level job."

    Not pay attention to what’s going on with staff:
    "I didn’t pick up on signals from disgruntled employees." I regret not seeing the signs that someone was going to leave.
    "I failed to clearly understand an employee’s situation and ended up losing him."
    "I wish I had provided more opportunities for subordinates to engage in projects they enjoyed."

    False assumptions often led to trouble:

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