Which of the following illustrates a praiseworthy failure?
A) Mark chooses to violate a prescribed process or practice.
B) Lia takes seemingly reasonable actions that produce undesirable results due to uncertainty of future events.
C) Paula inadvertently deviates from project specifications.
D) Sam does not have the skills, conditions, or training to execute the task of maintaining customer relations in his organization.

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B describes a situation where someone makes a reasonable effort but still fails due to factors outside their control. This can be seen as a praiseworthy failure because the individual did their best in difficult circumstances. The other options describe situations where someone deviates from a prescribed process (A), makes a mistake (C), or lacks the necessary skills (D), none of which are typically seen as praiseworthy.

Which of the Following Illustrates a Praiseworthy Failure