The Young Leader Challenge: Should you admit mistakes to your boss?

The workplace of today is not the easiest of places to settle into comfortably. With the daily pulls & pushes from clients & customers, demanding bosses, tight deadlines...the list goes on.

The objective of The Young Leader Challenge is to bring together and share various perspectives around a circumstance/issue that one could face in the workplace.

Case Study

Aakash has made an error in a report that has been sent to some senior executives in his company. He realised the mistake after sending the report. He has not told anyone about the error. He wants to talk to his boss about this, but he is not sure how his boss would react because the senior management is likely to hold his boss accountable. What should he do?

1. Admit the mistake to his boss

2. Be quiet and hope nobody sees the error

3. Prepare a new report and send it to his boss

Let us know your comments (50 words max.) by today.

Please remember to share your full name as part of the answer.

The best answers will be featured in The Economic Times issue dated 30 October, 2012.