HR: If I were..."Lesson Learned"

"Lessons Learned" -- A New Series.  With a little bit tongue in cheek, this is the start of a new series for the blog -- it's certainly connected to "HR with an Attitude" but it will be a little more focused on particular items -- and a little stronger in some ways.

According to a survey reported in the June 2, 2010 Human Resource Executive, 11% of the respondents said there were "no lessons learned" from the recession.

IF I WERE:  I'd hope these individuals didn't work for me -- if they did they'd be gone.  I'd expect "lessons learned" every single day.  I remember a true account of a CEO (one of those stories I wish I'd kept) who asked his key reports the following question at the beginning of their performance review: "What are the two biggest mistakes you've made in the last...?"  Anybody responding "none" was terminated.