One of the many quotes I appreciate is from an unknown source, “More people would learn from their mistakes if they weren’t so busy denying that they made them.”  In this blog I am freely admitting a mistake and sharing a bit of what I learned from it.

As a young manager in a continuous operating process manufacturing plant, I was left in charge during Christmas and New Years’ as the plant manager took some time off for the holidays.  Before he left, he told me just to keep things running...