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All managers make mistakes; good managers acknowledge and repair

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308 points matheusml | 1 comments | 22 Aug 25 12:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.225s | source
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willmadden ◴[22 Aug 25 13:20 UTC] No.44984330[source]▶
That sounds more like a daycare skill, not a management skill. Good managers don't get distracted by "favors" for other departments or navel gaze after making mistakes. They have a clear vision of what needs to be done and execute on it aggressively, and aren't afraid to make mistakes when pursuing a goal. Good team members love this, and the rest fail out.
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1. dahart ◴[22 Aug 25 14:42 UTC] No.44985276[source]▶
Admitting mistakes isn’t navel gazing, it’s basic humility, and it’s valuable and underrated in many social situations. You have a good point about the rest, but it’s orthogonal to this article so there’s no need to crap on it. Strong vision and aggressive pursuit of goals can indeed sometimes be motivating, but it also takes humility or it can become overbearing. Lack of vision is certainly a common failing of many managers.