[legion]

I believe that everyone screws up at least once in their professional career.

I don't believe in showing someone the door for one mistake (unless it is pretty bad). I do believe people should be given the opportunity to learn from their mistakes.

It is people who either can't or won't learn from their mistakes that are the problem.

My father owned and managed several small companies during his lifetime. He was the kind of boss that would fire people immediately for small mistakes. This created a work environment where no one would take responsibility for problems (out of fear) and ensuring one did not get the blame was more important than fixing the problem. Towards the end, it was always a pretty toxic work environment and he had trouble retaining people.