10 Mistake Management Mistakes

This week’s Quick List* is written in support and celebration of Mistake Management Month. Our definition of mistake is broad.  It could be a late delivery or faulty product to…

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10+8 Benefits of Masterful Mistake Management

Obviously, there’s a lot at stake when mistakes are made. And when they are met by masterful mistake management, there is much to celebrate.

Here are 10+8 potential benefits of masterful mistake management.

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Fitch Family Secrets

What better place to learn about best practices and secrets to success than a business that has lasted through two panics, two depressions, sixteen recessions and nineteen United States Presidents.

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10 Tips for Tough Times

This week’s Quick List* is a companion to our Quote of the Week which is:

Tough times never last; tough people do.

But besides knowing that tough times aren’t going to last forever…what else can we do?

How are we going to get through the tough times?

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A Lesson from Dad on Not Being Perfect

When I was a kid, my Mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. I remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, hard day at work. She placed a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely burned biscuits in front of my Dad.

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The Heaven & Hell of Making Things Right

Remember those old numbers about how a dissatisfied customer will complain to five to ten of their friends? How many zeros does social media add to that?

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