For those of you who have been trained or educated in one discipline and and ended up working in another, you understand the necessity of learning on the job.  In fact, most everyone understands that it is inevitable that learning on the job will be necessary.  But what happens when the expectations are set to perfection from the beginning?Disappointment and frustration happen.  

If for example, you are going to start a new business with a partner, both bringing necessary but different skills to the table, it is likely that you will begin by working through various predictable scenarios and plans that would allow you to develop you business management plan.  Unfortunately, it is nearly impossible to predict every situation and you typically end up overlooking something.  It is at this point that you need to be flexible and forgiving.  

On a larger scale, it is important to make it understood that when amendments need to be made the employees are also prepared to be flexible and forgiving.  Learning on the job is not the easiest way to accomplish things but it is one of the best ways to learn.  You come away with concrete, first-hand experience that translates into various circumstances and situations.