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The spiral after being wrong in public

Laurence Paquette
3 minutes ago
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The worst part of being wrong in public isn’t the mistake itself.

It’s the spiral that comes after, the part nobody talks about, where you’re replaying it all evening and in the middle of the night and wondering if everyone in that room is now quietly revising their opinion of you.

I’ve been there… So many times! And the thing I’ve noticed is that most leadership advice on this topic is actually about managing the optics. Own it quickly, move on, don’t dwell. Which is fine as far as it goes, but it skips the part where your nervous system still thinks you’re in danger.

Recovering from a public stumble isn’t a mindset exercise. It’s a slower thing. You have to let the discomfort exist for a minute without immediately turning it into a lesson.

And somehow, nobody tells us that this part is normal.

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