My dad had a saying like this as well, always give your opponent a way to save face. And, what matters is the result, not who gets the credit. Because as a systems thinker once told me, “I pay attention to patterns. And I saw the pattern that every project with Jennifer’s name attached to it got done, on time, and within budget. If her name wasn’t attached, it didn’t get done, was late, or ran over budget. That told me everything I needed to know.” Everyone makes mistakes. But how they respond tells us everything we need to know.