Prevent Silly Mistakes at Work

www.KenOkel.com How much time will you save if you can prevent silly mistakes at work? These are the little problems that aren’t critical but are embarrassing or time consuming to fix. For instance, it’s the typo in the brochure you just printed.
In this week’s edition of our weekly productivity series, we talk about some easy ways you can prevent these silly mistakes before they go public.
What Productivity Questions Does This Video Answer?
1. How do you prevent silly mistakes at work?
2. How can certain times of the day produce more mistakes?
3. Should you reward people for catching mistakes at work?
4. Why you should have a checklist for outgoing messages?
Video Transcript for Preparing for Prevent Silly Mistakes at Work
Let’s fix some of those silly mistakes that are plaguing your organization. If you’re like me, you hate those little typos that can appear in a document or or a website. And you’re wondering, “How is this allowed to happen?”
Often, the person who is writing the material, they are so close to it that they may not notice the mistake that pops up in the editing process.
For this reason, I think it’s good to have things reviewed by an extra pair of eyes. Someone in the office who is good at grammar, who can notice things that might be a little off, a double word, something like that and have them check it out.
If this person is doing this on a consistent basis, make sure you’re rewarding him or her in some way. You’re giving them extra work to do, it’s important work to do, recognize it in some fashion. It will really help.
Another thing you can do is to create a checklist. So, before someone before something gets published or put online, you have a checklist for things that have to happen. This way, you’ve created a proofing process and you’ll know for sure that people are following it.
Final tip, consider if there is a certain time when mistakes are happening. If it’s at 4:50 and people are racing to get things done, maybe you should try not to have them do this type of project at that time, when they may be a little tired, may be half out the door. Reschedule things to a more productive and accurate time.
Mistakes will always be there but if you can catch them, your life will be that much easier.
About This Video Series
Ken Okel’s Employee Productivity video series is designed to make you more effective on the job. Every week, you’ll learn a new, easy to understand tip that you can use right away, like preparing for distractions at work.
Got a productivity problem? Let us know and we’ll feature it in an upcoming episode.
About Ken Okel
As a motivational speaker, Ken Okel works with leaders and organizations to boost productivity, performance, and profits. At conferences, conventions, and company meetings, he engages audiences with new ways to maximize their time at work. To see a sample of his keynote and workshop presentations, visit his www.kenokel.com/videos.
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I've learned from my mistakes at work, but it doesn't mean I'm gonna forgive myself for them. I have reason to believe that my ASD makes me stand out and makes others perceive me a certain way. Do you know how often I said dumb things, like at work? I stupidly mentioned a man’s right to hit a woman for self-defense, and a new coworker proposed a new topic. And I know she doesn’t like me, because when I was casually chatting with a baker while waiting for the desserts, she entered and said “harassing the baker, John?” I asked why she thought that, and she said “Because you’re John.” Or how about the time I told a coworker (whom I didn’t think would resent this, since he’s clownish, snuck up on a guy, and once made a weight joke to him) “put a sock in your àss. I mean mouth.” Shockingly, he actually did resent that and told me I can’t speak to him that way. I didn’t intend harm; he had interrupted a question of mine to another worker to, if I remember correctly, playfully diss me. I guess I was annoyed with the clownish interruption, but I didn’t mean for it to be obvious. But when it was, I approached him and apologized. But he replied unfairly: “you’re good, man. You just need to learn how to speak to people.” Way to make an apologetic person who already feels bad feel worse, hypocrite A jocular dick giving me the lecture feels worse. In fact, he's actually quite popular and well-liked at work. I've seen him have fun and get along so well with my coworkers, while acting like I don't exist at all. We pass each other in the hall or wherever, and he doesn't speak to me. Of course, I'll admit that I started the silence, since his hypocritical rudeness that one time, but I don't know for sure if he's giving me the silent treatment or anything. Either way, I'd say I'm not on his "good buds to joke with" list. I know he likes my coworkers better than me. Just the concept of being ignored hurts, and it doesn't help when they show admiration for the guy whom I think is obnoxious. And that's not the worst part. I was taken to my boss's office with her and a high-ranking chef. The chef told me that I've been touching my coworkers too much. Not THAT type of touch, of course not! Just casual ones, like on arms or shoulders. I was always very outgoing at work. When I asked her if anyone reported a complaint, she said it didn't matter (so I guess yes). She told me that we need the workers to be comfortable in a good work environment; that I pretty much shouldn't talk about anything other than work and school (we're a university's catering service). That I shouldn't tell my stories because they may be inappropriate to my coworkers. Now yeah, I pretty much don't have a filter, and sometimes I guess I do say "inappropriate" stuff at work, but not _horribly nor intentionally._ I just like to joke around and have fun with people. I really didn't get specific information from the chef about what and who. She understands/ likes that I'm outgoing, but she made it sound risky and in need of limits, for good behavior and my coworkers' sake. And again, that I shouldn't touch their shoulders or arms without consent. But seriously, I'm not a creep or Joe Biden. I didn't mean to be so "handsy." I'm so embarrassed about the lecture. Have I really gone that far at work? I already hate being on the spectrum, and sometimes I actually hate myself.