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How To Avoid Correct The Mistakes of Others in Public

05.23.2011 · Posted in Self Improvement Articles

Chinese people cherish “faces” so much that we can do anything to avoid losing faces sometimes, which is even more serious with those people who have certain social status. rn If unfortunately a leader does something wrong or say some improper words, some people may correct him immediately, which is of course rather unwise. The result can be more serious if you correct your leader in public. Why? Because you make him lose faces and challenge his authority in public. His dignity is seriously hurt by you.rn Try to protect the dignity of other people when they do something wrong. You ought to choose an appropriate way to do so in a proper situation so as to avoid embarrassment.rn People usually are afraid to be corrected and criticized immediately they make mistakes. However, there are always some guys who are so straightforward that they can not shut up when they find the errors of other people.rn Here is an story: in a year-end meeting of a company, the president uttered a wrong number when he made the speech. At the moment, an underclerk stood up and said “that is the wrong number, and the right one is….” all the people were startled and the president felt shamed very much. Afterwards, the underclerk was fired because of a small mistake which you can imagine is the excuse of the company of course.rn Certainly there are people who are good at handling such a problem. In a meet-and-greet, the boss misread the name of a clerk who was recruited recently. The clerk immediately corrected the mistake of his boss. When the boss felt very embarrassed, a clerk stood out and said it was he that printed the wrong name on the roll book. Clever readers may have guessed the result of this story. Yes! The second clerk got promoted later on while the first one was dismissed unfortunately.rn Seemly the boss is not qualified and the second clerk is merely a toady. However in fact, every one can not avoid remaining unknown in certain fields. It is inevitable that he will make mistakes sometimes. As an underclerk, is it really necessary to correct your leader in public. The answer is definitely no!rn All in all, we can come to the conclusion that it is rather foolish to correct the mistakes of others in public. What’s more, if the mistakes are not that serious and the rest have not found the mistakes, you really can shut up and pretend that you did not know the mistakes. If you really want to correct your boss, you had better do so in private and be as polite as you can.

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