Every strong team has someone who brings heart, competence, passion and enough humor to keep things human, but sometimes we’re not the inspirational, high-energy kind of passionate.
Sometimes our behaviors put the a$$ in passion. We are accidentally short-tempered. Impatient. A little sharper than we meant to be in a meeting. Sending the email that technically answers the question… but definitely carries a vibe.
It happens. We’re human.
The real workplace superpower isn’t never having those moments. It’s recognizing them quickly and knowing how to come back from them.
Owning it.
Apologizing when needed.
Resetting the tone.
Choosing better in the very next interaction.
That’s emotional intelligence. That’s leadership. That’s culture.
Maybe the real 🏆 Donkey Award goes to the person who can say, “Yep, that was me. Let me fix it.”
We all have donkey moments. The question is: how fast do we recover?
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