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This pass the buck attitude really pisses me off. You're the head of the company, department, whatever, it's your gawd damn responsibility if your subordinates
by greggman 11y ago
This pass the buck attitude really pisses me off. You're the head of the company, department, whatever, it's your gawd damn responsibility if your subordinates do something wrong. If you hired bad people it's still your responsibility. If you hired people that hired people it's still your responsibility. I don't care if you knew or not. You set the tone, you set the impossible deadlines or requirements.
You fostered a culture where someone thought that would be okay to do. Own up!
- outside1234 11y agoMy favorite manager ever told me when I took my first management job that "you can delegate work but not responsibility"
- rasz_pl 11y agoHe was very old or simply lying. Very first thing University of Washington Center for Information Assurance and Cybersecurity (accredited by U.S. Department of Homeland Security, whatever that means) teaches you about becoming a CIO is precisely delegating responsibility :)
- outside1234 11y agoThanks - I understand the healthcare website debacle now better. :)
- sdrothrock 11y agoThe one I've heard is "work flows downward, but responsibility flows upward."
- wilsynet 11y agoWell he didn't pass the buck; he resigned.