Failures are a part of life, and so is the ability to recover from them. We talked about it quite a bit in this column. And as people who manage other people, or ourselves, it is important for us to know this. Because if we understand that the failure depends on us – the correction is also in our ability. how do you fix? Break hard to the right. We turn the rudder of the ship, refine procedures, do double thinking, tighten up, provide super-service, and only after it is clear to us that we have managed to stabilize the ship – we can get back on track.
Only after such a break is given the possibility to return to the company again
This principle is taught by Rabbi Yitzchak Arama, one of the great men of Spain during the exile period, in his commentary to Parsha Tazria. There it is said that the lesion of leprosy comes as a punishment for the sin of slander. The “correction” of this sin, which stems somewhat from toxic speech, from improper interaction between people? What to do? breaking my world i left it you said you were
For seven days, and if that is not enough then for 14 days, the sinful person, the fallen, leaves the circle of the people’s society and enters quarantine outside the camp. 14 days of silence, to correct the free speech-immediately. Only after such a break is given the possibility to return to society again, and now in a conscious and informed way.
After a stumble, it’s not enough to be “normal” – you have to learn lessons
It is important to remember that, after a stumble it is not enough to be “normal”, we need to learn lessons, take a few steps back, align ourselves from the inside, be sure that we are no longer in the “risk zone”, and then the gradual return to the normal environment will be possible, now in a more informed way.
In his words, Rabbi Yitzhak Arama relied on the Rambam’s principle, which he taught long ago, that in order to change a certain behavior, a certain period of time is required to act at the exact other extreme, and only then to gradually reach the middle path. The most important part of the whole process is willpower! Without it, there is no chance to truly change As with any habit, when the change does not come from a place of self-work, internalization and real change, then there is no success in the process.
There is no desire here to change people, but to change a way. And so it must come from within, the rules and definitions are just tools to create a path – we have the inner strength. You just have to want to discover it, and yes, it means you have to work, but it’s worth the satisfaction you get at the end of the road.
The author is Ziv Elul, entrepreneur, investor, CEO of Pery and author of the book “Avot Hanihol”
