Ketan
Jul 19, 20201 min
She: I cannot work with her anymore.
Me: And why so?
She: If someone makes the same mistake again, I cannot tolerate.
Me: Hmm, you seem to be a tough taskmaster.
She: Yes, sort of.
Me: I remember you were learning a new sport a few months back?
She: Yes, started with tennis. But thanks to COVID, it is on a pause right now. Just can't wait to get back in the court.
Me: Good, I am assuming you learned everything in one shot after your coach told you how to do it.
She: No, there was a few I picked up fast. With some, I struggled initially, and there are few with which I am still struggling.
Me: So you were repeating the same mistake again and again?
She went silent.
Me: Did every one getting trained with you were making the same mistakes?
She: No.
Me: What did your sports coach do when this happened?
She: Accepted that we all have a different learning curve and natural strengths, and worked with us.
Me: How do you then wish to deal with the challenge you have at work?
She: Accept people for who they are and work with them.
We measure others with our yardstick and find shortfalls. Same applies to us in someone else yardstick.