The manager, Brody says, couldn't take the junior consultant out with a client ever again. That, according to Brody, was a mistake of poor personal habits from which it would be difficult to recover. Another common example of a career-limiting move in the social arena often happens at office parties. Prevention is the best cure for these mistakes. The most common mistake surrounding mistakes is not to own up to an error, Brody says.
Many people tend to blame the system or blame their lack of time.
But that's not an excuse. Everyone is busy. Brody suggests owning up to your errors. You might send out an e-mail with a simple apology to those people you've affected. Then you might pick up the phone and call each person.