After spending so many years living in the mountains of North Carolina, Dave and I are no strangers to a good snow. A few months ago, heading back to our Arkansas home after a snowstorm, we hit an icy patch and fishtailed. Dave corrected — but almost overcorrected, which would have been worse.

Mistakes happen in business too. The danger isn’t always the mistake itself — it’s the overcorrection. When something goes wrong, the instinct is to change everything immediately. But sweeping, reactive changes often create new problems. Instead: assess calmly, involve your team, make targeted corrections, and monitor. Steady hands through the skid get you back on the road. Overcorrecting sends you into the ditch.