What is your excuse blind spot?

You miss a deadline with someone within your organization. You just did not get it done in time. What happens next? *

You send a message explaining what got in the way and when you will have it done.

You get it done as fast as possible and address missing the deadline directly when you hand it over.

You wait to see how much it actually matters or if anyone notices before saying anything.

You finish it and mention that the timeline probably was not realistic to begin with.

A project you led has fallen short of its objectives. Your team is doing a debrief. You go in planning to: *

Be honest about your decisions and where you would do things differently.

Give a full picture of everything that contributed to the outcome.

Listen more than you talk and see what direction the conversation goes.

Make sure the external factors that affected the result are part of the conversation.

A personal goal you set a few months ago has stalled. You have not quit, but you have not moved either. What might you tell yourself as to the reason you are stuck? *

Life has been genuinely hectic, and you feel the timing was not right.

You lost momentum somewhere and have not found a way back in yet.

You have been focused on other priorities that matter more right now.

You have not made it a real priority, and that is on you.

A close friend tells you that you have been distant lately, and it is bothering them. Your first reaction is: *

To hear them out and think about whether they are right.

To explain what has been going on in your life so they have the full picture.

To share that they could have reached out to you if they wanted to connect.

To agree, feel bad about it, and not bring it up again.

You are running late for a meeting. When you get there, you: *

Apologize and own that you did not leave yourself enough time.

Apologize and mention that it was something important that held you up.

Walk in, get settled, and figure the apology will just make more of it.

Apologize and note that the timing of the meeting itself was always a bit tight.

You get direct, critical feedback on something you put real effort into. What do you do with the feedback? *

Take it seriously, ask questions, and figure out what to change.

You process the feedback and explain to the person fully the depths of the challenges you faced.

Sit with it for a while, feel stung, and eventually decide what to do about it.

Accept it graciously and privately weigh how much of it is actually fair.

You said you would follow up on something for someone and forgot to do so. They have not mentioned it yet. You: *

Bring it up yourself before they have to.

Get it done quietly and deliver without acknowledging the miss.

You finish it and explain that you have had several interruptions from other people.

Get it done, and when you send it, note that things have been unusually busy.

Someone on your team keeps underdelivering. You have noticed it for a while. What do you do?: *

You want to have all your examples straight before you say something so that the person doesn’t feel that you are simply out to get them.

You are not sure it is fully their fault, given how things have been set up for them. You do more research.

The right moment has not come up, and you do not want to make it awkward. You continue to watch for the right moment and use it when it arrives.

You realise you have been waiting too long, and you are going to have the conversation now.

You made a commitment, and it fell apart because of something on your end. The other person is clearly disappointed. You: *

Apologize and focus the conversation on what you will do to make it right.

Apologize and walk them through what happened so they understand it was not a lack of care.

Apologize and feel genuinely bad, but let the conversation end there.

Apologize and explain why the situation was harder to manage than expected.

When you look at the areas of your life that are not where you want them to be, what is your honest first thought? *

There are real constraints I am working around that most people do not see.

I know what I need to do. I just have not done it.

I have made progress in some areas; it is more complicated than it looks from the outside.

I try not to sit in that too long; it does not really help to dwell on it.

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