I hate this kind of behaviour, where people prioritise themselves and their own egos or insecurities over the project or mission. In my experience it's fairly c

I hate this kind of behaviour, where people prioritise themselves and their own egos or insecurities over the project or mission. In my experience it's fairly common in large companies, which have the resources to work around it, but it's devastating in startups. On one occasion I've was blamed for not doing my job, a senior role in a startup, despite the fact that mine was the only job that was successfully completed (a product launch). That can be a real problem when the incomplete jobs include things like capital raising and sales. I think you often get this behaviour from people who are working outside of their experience. The revert to processes, book-smarts and magic bullets, instead of using experience and seeking goals. When nothing from the book seems to work, they lash out at others. "If only you did what the book said this wouldn't have happened!" Since every book you read will tell you something different, there is a ready source of material to support such a person's attitude, which seems to have the effect of reinforcing it.