From Sympatico News:
"A leadership that frowns on admitting mistakes is doomed to stagnate, says Gilles Brouillette, director of the Collaborative Leadership Institute's Montreal office.
Justifying blunders rather than owning up to them can end up taking so much time and effort that eventually a manager can't look forward and will become averse to the risk-taking needed for growth, he says."

We are almost halfway through the first decade of the 21st Century. What shall we call it?

The first decade of the 20th Century was the Gilded Era. Nickleodeons, pitching woo, Wright Brothers. Doyle was still writing Sherlock Holmes stories. It was the last gasp of the Edwardian Age, of fine manners, of Duty and Honor.

The first decade of the 21st Century has been marked by arrogance, by insolence, by intolerance. Perhaps the "I's" Age would be appropriate.

It's time we got control of ourselves again. Took responsibility.
Anti-War people - sometimes we do what we must do. Stop shouting.
Leaders - when you make a mistake, admit it. Correct it. Move on.
Judges - you were hired to do a certain job. Do it.
CEOs - you have a duty to your companies, not just to your biggest stockholders and your own pocketbooks. Treat your companies as if they made parts for your artificial hearts.

There is a whole century ahead of us. Spend your days as if you were going to see the end of it.