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In the hydro electric power industry I work in I find that only people paid to have the responsibility and liability for the results of decisions are the ones t
by liketochill 4y ago
In the hydro electric power industry I work in I find that only people paid to have the responsibility and liability for the results of decisions are the ones that make them. If a call has environmental impacts, or safety of human life is in question people are
Pretty quick to kick that problem up the chain and then those folks hire some expert that can be sued if they are wrong.
- zmmmmm 4y ago> I find that only people paid to have the responsibility and liability for the results of decisions are the ones that make them This is it really. You can't have responsibility without control over the things you are responsible for. People both below you and above you have to accept that. And "real" responsibility comes only from bearing liability for bad outcomes. Even if formal organizational lines prescribe differently, this is where the real boundaries will lie and to the extent there is any discrepancy it will manifest as organizational dysfunction. I think its a key thing for junior staff who want more autonomy to realize. If you really do want to influence decisions your first step on that pathway should be to pay it forward on commitment and responsibility front. If you don't want to take responsibility its fine, but realize it puts a fundamental limit on your autonomy.