Any fool can try to defend his mistakes--and most fools do--but it gives one a feeling of nobility to admit one's mistakes. By fighting, you never get enough, but by yielding, you get more than you expected.--Lawrence G. Lovasik (The Hidden Power of Kindness)
This may seem a bit on the philosophical end, but honestly its so true. At times just mere admittance is relieving in a way and also helps you gain perspective about the other side. At times things may not be what they seem and in these instances jumping to conclusions is definitely a very unhealthy exercise!
At the end of the day, organisations are made of people. Real people, with real problems engaged in real struggles and often hidden beneath the mask of professionalism. A mask which cracks when these real people are pushed to the end of their tether.
I am talking about the infamous HR. While we rave and rant about HR people and their inefficiencies, we forget that they are real people too! People who are faced with immense pressures, often with limited help and with the added responsibility of being understanding and empathetic towards the most important resource of an organisation -Humans.
Yes. Things do go wrong. Why, nobody knows. Initially it does seem frustrating when people who seem completely placating at a point suddenly turn difficult. However, here it is important to understand that they could be doing so because of a reason - which may or may not be related to you. While the mind always likes to jump up and say its, because of you, there are times when the situation is definitely otherwise. Hence its important to give others the benefit of doubt.
Swallowing one's pride does not lead to indigestion, said someone very close to me. Taking a cue from that, I'd like to admit, jumping to the wrong conclusion was a mistake. From my end.
