Mistakes Were Made

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• JI

  @jimdevilbiss9125 · 3 years ago

  As a retired physics teacher, you should have seen the smile on my face when you started talking about real life application. All that part was extremely well presented and interesting. However, the last several minutes where you were talking the first employee through, and then explain to him, the cost of operating a business, and his salary was excellent and far better than any economics class I’ve ever taken because it was real.

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• CH

  @ChaseFreedomMusician · 3 years ago (edited)

  I take the Vanilla Ice management school of thought <br>1: Stop <br>2: Collaborate<br>3: Listen

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• AJ

  @ajohnson153 · 3 years ago

  Reminds me of a story I read once about a lab tech that accidentally destroyed a very expensive piece of lab equipment. When he asked his boss if he was fired the boss just looked at him and said &quot;Why would I fire you after I just spent all that money teaching you what not to do?&quot;

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• DR

  @drumset09 · 3 years ago

  As a tow truck operator, I am the guy who shows up and says &quot;stop, hold up, let&apos;s come up with a plan&quot;. &nbsp;Doing recoveries is all about the applied physics.

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• A-

  @a-k-jun-1 · 3 years ago

  Mr Butler after 50 years on this rock, I can count on one hand the number of employers I have run across that are down to earth like you. Keep the positive work environment going. 👍

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• AL

  @alanyoder7629 · 3 years ago (edited)

  My last bad decision landed me in the ER and hospital for a day. I learned not to do that again. He’s totally right.

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• RO

  @robdriver5131 · 3 years ago

  Two phrases are etched in my mind that I received from old timers throughout the years. &quot;If you work smart, you don&apos;t have to work hard.&quot; and &quot;If you&apos;re gonna be dumb, You gotta be tough.&quot; &nbsp; Getting in a hurry and not thinking about what you are doing will actually end up costing more time or worse getting someone hurt. James handled this perfectly. Getting mad or frustrated can make you dumb really quick.

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• CL

  @cled3600 · 3 years ago

  &quot;...and I think to myself, &apos;Surely not.&apos;&quot; The words that hold hold both a portent of tragedy and comedic greatness.

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• DR

  @drfiasco · 3 years ago

  Many years ago, when I was taking flying lessons, my flight instructors drilled into our heads that every accident starts about 15 minutes before the actual accident. Normally they are a string of bad decisions that individually don&apos;t amount to much, but together finds you, at best in a field making a tough phone call, and at worst well on your way to being 6 feet under. Great video!

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• IN

  @IN_THIS_DAY_AND_AGE · 2 years ago (edited)

  I used to be the transport manager for a grain and animal feed company. I used to love the phone calls that started &quot;hey boss, I&apos;ve got a little problem&quot;. Which meant anything from a blown light bulb to they turned a 44 tonne truck over.

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• WK

  @WKidd1776 · 3 years ago

  My dad used to tell us constantly that &quot;panic kills everyone involved, every time&quot;. When you make a bad decision and put yourself in a dilemma, it can be easy to give into the panic reflex for sure. Just step back, breathe, assess the situation and execute a plan. Observe, orient, decide, act.

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• BE

  @beanfant_jesus · 3 years ago

  This man is an incredible story teller. I could picture every single detail of what he was telling us.

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