The Dunning-Kruger Effect
You don't know what you don't know!
The Dunning-Kruger effect occurs when a person’s lack of knowledge and skills in a certain area cause them to overestimate their own competence. By contrast, this effect also causes those who excel in a given area to think the task is simple for everyone, and underestimate their relative abilities as well.
Be aware of how much you don't know.
Always seek to gain knowledge from those that have more than you do.
Always look to be better!
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If I only had a dollar for the amount of times I have seen workers suffer through this process. Trouble is getting them to admit it and ask for assistance and help before they are way to far over their head.
Supervisors and Leads need to step up and Lead, don't let your people suffer because it reflects poorly on everyone.
I’ve always felt that it takes at least three years to learn a company well enough to be truly effective at your job
I was taught to always ACT like you know, whether you really do or not, especially in a crisis or emergency! First lesson, I was taught as a new Foundry Line Supervisor! As an example, when a pouring ladle springs a leak, and one ton of molten iron (3200 degrees F) is flowing on the floor, it vaporizes anything it touches except sand and for a time concrete, all you want to do is RUN! But you got to stand close (but not to close) and ensure every one else is safe, and then get as much sand as possible as quickly as possible around it to dyke it! But if the leader runs everyone else will run and all is LOST. Think quick and act. We also had lots of training how to act in crises, as you had to allow the training to kick in cause sometimes you do not have time to use logic and reason. We had drills and were taught little things, some I knew, a lot I did not. I knew molten iron was hot but did not realize how really hot it was, the vaporizing was scary! Also I learned that molten iron is very slippery, slicker than glare ice. Never try to jump over it or step in it. Chances are you will lose your feet, but even if you are standing on stumps in the iron you will slip and then you are dead. If you, by some miracle survive a Burn Unit is you future (and you will wish you were dead). I once told a friend who survived a Burn Unit, "Bobby, you are lucky to be alive!" He told me through his bandages, "Fitz, mostly I am thankful, but for an hour a day they take me to that Lye Bath, and every minute in that I wish I was dead!" Bobby never returned to work, and died 5 years later due to a stroke they thought was related to his massive burns. I will never ever forget what he told me. As I was the first one to him, I am still haunted by the sight and the smell! I still have very a hard time seeing charred meat 40 years later.