Facing problems in Business

In 2010 while the world’s eyes were set on Canada during the Winter Olympics, Canada’s opening ceremony encountered an embarrassing malfunction where one of the four pillars did not rise. As a result the opening ceremonies were criticized for this mistake. (http://olympics.time.com/2012/07/27/the-worst-ever-opening-ceremonies/slide/2010-vancouver-winter-olympics/ ) However, during the closing ceremonies, Canada faced their issue and had a mime bring the fourth pillar out as a way to “mock” the malfunction and make light of the situation. (http://www.cbc.ca/news/pointofview/2010/03/olympic-closing-ceremonies-what-did-you-think-of-them.html) Mistakes are often made by businesses and although many can be prevented, preventing all of them is nearly impossible. As a result how a business deals with a problem and moves on from there will define whether that business will be successful in the future. In regards to Canada, they faced their embarrassing moment head on instead of shying away and pretending that it never happened. By confronting the issue; they managed to solve it and show it in a comedic way. In business it is the same way. Businesses should always face problems head on by admitting the blame and immediately implementing a way to solve it rather than to ignore or disregard the subject.