As a business leader, I found that one of the scariest things to do was to give your people the freedom to make mistakes. While mistakes allow individuals to learn and grow, they can also be very costly to any company. Scared as I was, I knew that truly great leaders found ways to allow their people to take these risks, and I genuinely wanted to be a great leader. I wanted to help my employees to grow.
via Good Employees Make Mistakes. Great Leaders Allow Them To. – Forbes.

In today’s economy, employees are not allowed to make mistakes, the minute they do, they get fired or laid off.