Double check your work. Every single time!

Be effective, not only efficient - efficient means getting things done on time, effective means getting things done right

Cannot be measured

I don't know when did I stop checking my work. I check my work all the time when I was back in school. Like it's something you should always do. Be it homework, or exams. Especially exams. Especially maths paper. Like check 3-5 times. Check. Double check. Triple check. Check. Check. Check!

Perhaps somewhere along the line, one become a little bit successful, receiving praises here and there, and then stop checking their work. How so? Well, why would someone NOT check their work? Must be because this person is under the impression that whatever she does is right and accurate, and her work is awesome and perfect, so there will be no room for mistakes. Hence, there's no need to check. 

HOIMAIGOSH have I become that person? :( I've made the mistake once last year, and it went straight to the client and I got burned in front of my Director and the client. I remembered returning to the office and locking myself in the bathroom, weeping. All because of ONE wrong salary data entry. I thought that would have taught me a lesson or two. I remembered telling myself that I should always, ALWAYS check my work, whether or not I have a senior or a Manager to review my work before it gets delivered.

But NO, today I made the mistake of not checking my work again. But thank God this time round, one of my Managers caught the mistake before it got sent to the Director and then to the Senior Management Team. If not, I would be throwing myself to the floor and howling like a lone wolf because I messed up.

I hate it when people don't check their work, and I hate it more when that person is me.

Be effective, not only efficient - efficient means getting things done on time, effective means getting things done right

Cannot be measured To diligently double check my work. every. single. time.