2006-01-06 - 10:35 a.m. I was chatting with an acquaintance last night about job stuff, and I asked him, "What's the worst professional mistake you ever made?" He's a psychologist, and his answer was "letting a patient out of the office in a homicidal rage, without alerting security." It was a little humbling, since my answer was, "I forgot to assign a review of the new Jamie Foxx album, and it charted." Of course, my mistake had more of a global impact, but still. So, what would you say was the worst professional mistake of your career? What were the consequences, and how did you resolve it? thoughts? (25 comments so far) previous - next blog archive contact