Pink slips of the tongue: How to recover from a catastrophic comment

Nearly everyone has either seen or suffered from a catastrophic comment. Research from the Association of Talent Development shows that 83 percent of people surveyed have witnessed their colleagues say something that has had catastrophic results on their careers, reputations and businesses.

Sixty-nine percent admit to personally making a catastrophic comment.

While putting your foot in your mouth is easy to do, this article provides three tips for recovering from catastrophic comments.

– submitted by Carmen Gass, User Training Services