3 Tips for Reviving Your Career After a Catastrophic ErrorBC-WAKE-UP-CALL-LISTICLE-MISTAKE-ART-NYTSFHarvard Business Review© 2016 Harvard Business School Publishing Corp.From HBR.orgDistributed by The New York Times SyndicatePREVIEW SUMMARY:Everyone makes mistakes at work. But some people’s errors have huge implications, resulting in public firings or forced resignations. So how do you recover professionally after a terrible judgment call?Here are three tips for getting your career back on track:1. Overlay history with your story: For example, when a senior pharmaceutical executive was fired after being accused of attempted bribery of foreign officials, he took a "sabbatical." The executive went to Greece and helped Syrian children. During his time away, he wrote a blog about his experiences and became a spokesman for refugees. After his sabbatical, he resumed his career as a pharmaceutical consultant. A year later, he was hired by one of his clients.2. Create a new internet trail: ...
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