It is too easy to cast someone, or an organization, as a hero or a villain in an instant based upon a single result?
Individuals are put in a position to perform a function and deliver to the best of their capabilities. We entrust them and have confidence that they are the ‘best person for the job’ based on their experience, abilities, and a comparison to others available to do the job.
We support them and cheer them on, and elevate our pride as they go and perform for us.
They then execute, and if successful, they are heroes. Yet, if they fail, they become villains. In sport, this is as simple as a single action with a ball. In business, it may be one meeting.
When passing judgment, there are many other factors to consider. For example, are those entrusted solely responsible for the result, or are other factors and people involved in that outcome beyond the individual’s control?
Should we not see the person as the same person before the event, and is it reasonable for views to change because of a single result? Possibly the issue does not lay with the ones doing their job, but instead with those who are incapable of doing the job themselves and instead qualify themselves to criticize regardless.
