Originally posted by Mr.Hanky
Sounds easy but it is not, you'd be surprised how many people simply can not man up and say "I dropped the ball, help".
Exactly. When people don't own up to making a mistake and try to cover up or point fingers elsewhere, it makes it worse. I respect folks that have the 'courage' to say - "yes, I screwed up. But I'll see to it, it doesn't happen again". I would back such a person for sure.