But at best, avoiding mistakes is hard, unrelenting, life-long work. At times, we all fail in the effort and we make mistakes. The hurtful consequences of mistakes are legion. Innocent people are hurt, often unwittingly. Trust is altered.
Business is affected.
Careers, and lives, are upended. And we, the mistake-makers, are left with the aftermath. It can feel like the contents of Pandora s Box have been unleashed on our souls. And like Pandora, we unleashed the troubles by our own hand. Sometimes the repercussions for mistakes are or seem more severe for women than for men.