career mistakes

What Would Happen If You Mucked Up at the Office?

My friend Simon Robinson, our esteemed South Asia bureau chief, sent me this story. He wrote:

What should you do when you make a mistake–a genuine mistake–that impacts your company in a minor (or major–read below!) way? I assume you should take the route my three-year-old does and ‘fess up with the line, “It was an accident!” Pretty