These four areas are the root cause of making mistakes at work. Since I did all four of them in this one example situation, I promise that this article is not written with any judgement or holier-than-thou attitude. Let’s take a look at these four things that contribute to you making a mistake at work!
Project management relies on executing a series of steps well. It requires that certain standards be upheld at all times. Projects also require that milestones and timeframes are maintained throughout a series of complex, coordinated steps. All things considered, few industries operate like this on such a consistent basis as the airline industry. While flight was thought impossible about a century ago, it’s now become so routine that you can go online, buy a ticket and be anywhere in the world tomorrow, all in relative comfort as well! Perhaps project managers can learn a few things from this process. Let’s explore some project management steps in action by observing the commercial airline industry!
If we don’t learn from the past, we’re doomed to repeat it. Read more about lessons learned in project management.