We Learn from our mistakes
We learned our lesson at the previous meeting. This is what happened.
It happened during the Prepared Speech session. A member, a relatively inexperienced one, was in the middle of her speech. Then it happened.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Someone knocked on the door! Everyone stopped, including the speaker. Then came in a surprise guest, who just found us and got interested enough to drop in. She didn't do anything wrong. She just followed the regular protocol in a civilized society. When entering the room, knock on the door first. Yet, the consequence was grave. The speech was cut in the middle. Everyone was disracted. The speaker was not sure what to do.
We didn't blame the surprise guest because she did nothing wrong. It was our fault to let her do what she did and made her embarrassed. We did not post a sign that a speech was ongoing and we would love anyone coming in to do so without making any noise not to disturb the speech in progress.
We learned the lesson. We wrote that very message before the meeting at the door this time. This is what we do on a regular basis. We do things. We sometimes make mistakes. We learn our lessons. And make the necessary adjustments to prevent the same mistake from happening again.
At the end of the meeting, the General Evaluator, whose responsibility is to pay close attention to everything that happens at the meeting and provide feedback pointed out the lesson we leanred, mentioning the name of the member who wrote that sign and reiterating the importance of learning whatever lessons we can learn from our mistakes.
This applies to every aspect of our meetings, whether it be delivering prepared speeches, serving as evaluators, or taking on functionary roles. This is how we learn.
We learned our lesson at the previous meeting. This is what happened.
It happened during the Prepared Speech session. A member, a relatively inexperienced one, was in the middle of her speech. Then it happened.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Someone knocked on the door! Everyone stopped, including the speaker. Then came in a surprise guest, who just found us and got interested enough to drop in. She didn't do anything wrong. She just followed the regular protocol in a civilized society. When entering the room, knock on the door first. Yet, the consequence was grave. The speech was cut in the middle. Everyone was disracted. The speaker was not sure what to do.
We didn't blame the surprise guest because she did nothing wrong. It was our fault to let her do what she did and made her embarrassed. We did not post a sign that a speech was ongoing and we would love anyone coming in to do so without making any noise not to disturb the speech in progress.
We learned the lesson. We wrote that very message before the meeting at the door this time. This is what we do on a regular basis. We do things. We sometimes make mistakes. We learn our lessons. And make the necessary adjustments to prevent the same mistake from happening again.
At the end of the meeting, the General Evaluator, whose responsibility is to pay close attention to everything that happens at the meeting and provide feedback pointed out the lesson we leanred, mentioning the name of the member who wrote that sign and reiterating the importance of learning whatever lessons we can learn from our mistakes.
This applies to every aspect of our meetings, whether it be delivering prepared speeches, serving as evaluators, or taking on functionary roles. This is how we learn.