The worst of failure in this kind is that it spoils the market for more competent performers.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- When one person fails badly in a shared field, it damages opportunities for everyone else who is skilled.
- In plain terms
- One bad performer can ruin things for all the good ones.
- What can you take from it?
- Protect your reputation to keep doors open for capable peers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How does your work impact your colleagues?
- What happens when one person undermines the group?
Another view
Sometimes a failure is isolated and does not affect others.
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