What mistake have you made that you learnt the most from? by Gwarega Dambudzo

Respecting and accommodating diversity should not come at the expense of violating one’s core values. Being ambitious to succeed, I always looked for opportunities for strategic partnerships with driven people. I overlooked some early signs of values conflict that surfaced in the early days. Like any other relationship, I believed things would be better, and in a culturally diverse society, I could not expect everyone to think and behave the same. However, when more time was allocated to nursing the relationship than delivering services to customers, it was time to admit that “I made a poor judgement and made a fatal choice.” I owned up and moved on despite the consequential collateral damages.