Comments on: The Clarity of Responsibility http://boldwords.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-clarity-of-responsibility/ Exploring how bold words can give life to bold ideas. Fri, 24 Apr 2009 19:34:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Makeup of a Meeting « Bold Words http://boldwords.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-clarity-of-responsibility/#comment-264 Makeup of a Meeting « Bold Words Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:15:06 +0000 http://boldwords.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-clarity-of-responsibility/#comment-264 [...] and attempting to add to their power. Combine that with the disinclination of people to take responsibility, and meetings are usually a [...] [...] and attempting to add to their power. Combine that with the disinclination of people to take responsibility, and meetings are usually a [...]

]]> By: Britt http://boldwords.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-clarity-of-responsibility/#comment-253 Britt Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:30:47 +0000 http://boldwords.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-clarity-of-responsibility/#comment-253 Meetings would always come to a standstill until someone said, "I'm responsible." No one seemed to care if the real person accepted responsibility, only that someone did. I'm in the same place as you. It seemed like you could actually get something done if you said, "Great, I did it. Now, let's fix it." Meetings would always come to a standstill until someone said, “I’m responsible.” No one seemed to care if the real person accepted responsibility, only that someone did. I’m in the same place as you. It seemed like you could actually get something done if you said, “Great, I did it. Now, let’s fix it.”

]]> By: chrisbrogan http://boldwords.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-clarity-of-responsibility/#comment-252 chrisbrogan Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:51:41 +0000 http://boldwords.wordpress.com/2007/09/10/the-clarity-of-responsibility/#comment-252 I *love* taking responsibility, because it stops a wasteful cycle of fingerpointing. At my old job, I'd do it all the time. Someone would ask, "why did the server rollout slip two days?" Silence for a few heartbeats. I'd step up, "ME! I did it! It's all my fault. Now what?" My point was always the same. To MY line of work, managing projects, the "who" never mattered. To operations, after the implementation, who mattered much more. And that was a different thing. But the habit sticks. It's always my fault. I *love* taking responsibility, because it stops a wasteful cycle of fingerpointing. At my old job, I’d do it all the time. Someone would ask, “why did the server rollout slip two days?” Silence for a few heartbeats. I’d step up, “ME! I did it! It’s all my fault. Now what?”

My point was always the same. To MY line of work, managing projects, the “who” never mattered. To operations, after the implementation, who mattered much more. And that was a different thing.

But the habit sticks. It’s always my fault.

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