My current manager (who I greatly respect) is awesome at handling this; when I fuck up, he'll come over smiling, and tell me a tale of how he did something simi

My current manager (who I greatly respect) is awesome at handling this; when I fuck up, he'll come over smiling, and tell me a tale of how he did something similar (only worse) whilst helping me fix the situation. The tale could be a lie for all I know, but it always instantly puts me at ease.