These things can be different: whether you take personal responsibility for a mistake, whether you are legally responsible for a mistake, whether your manager h

These things can be different: whether you take personal responsibility for a mistake, whether you are legally responsible for a mistake, whether your manager holds you responsible for a mistake, whether your team holds you responsible for a mistake, and whether a post-mortem report blames you for a mistake. It may be easier to take personal responsibility for a mistake if this isn't coupled with these other things.