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A manager in Austin told me to never admit a mistake to my team
I was leading a project last year and gave a junior analyst the wrong data set, which set us back two full days. The manager's view was that showing weakness hurts your authority. I told the analyst exactly what happened, apologized, and we worked late to fix it together. He actually seemed to trust me more after that. Now I'm curious if that manager's advice is common, or if being upfront about errors is better for team morale long-term. What's your take?
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