Yesterday I saw a teenage driver smash her car into a tree in my neighbor’s yard. Miraculously, no one was hurt.
The car had been sitting idle, but was not in park. Instead of hitting the brake, the driver pressed the accelerator and the car lunged forward out of her control. Luckily the tree, which was only a few feet away, prevented the car from speeding forward which could have resulted in a much more serious accident.
Surely this young driver, who had only been driving a couple of months, will now put her car in park whenever the car is actually parked. Lesson learned.
We learn much through mistakes and failures. This is a lesson that applies in business and leadership as well. Just recently I wrote about the importance of this kind of learning in WorkMatters Tips. In case you missed it, you can find the article here: