[mrweasel]

One habit I picked up from a previous job was that if something is negative then it's always "I", if it's good, it's the team, "we". So "I failed to meet our deadline", "We successfully delivered the project on time and within budget".

It basically helps move things forward, blame has been allocated, how do we move on from here, but this only works if you have a health work environment.

This wasn't a company policy or anything like that, it was just how we talked and supported each other.

[maerF0x0]

Did you find it hard to sell/justify your own promotions when you were asked to self-review ? In the past I've found management quick to dilute my accomplisments as "Team" and pin my flaws as "Me"(maerf0x0). Been passed over for plenty of promotions in my day despite delivering value that just ticks away and does its job year after year, and rarely needs "firefighting" ...