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(Guess I could add a little more to this.) Not only is the manager shaming Ted publicly, but he also assigned some blame to Fran, Alex, and Sheryl for not sayin

(Guess I could add a little more to this.) Not only is the manager shaming Ted publicly, but he also assigned some blame to Fran, Alex, and Sheryl for not saying anything to Ted when he missed the deadline. Fran, Alex, and Sheryl aren't going to think that is fair -- it's Ted's responsibility.. so they are going to shift the blame back to Ted during the meeting. The first thing they say is: If Ted needed help to meet the deadline, he should have asked us for help. So now Ted is being criticized for missing the deadline, and not asking for help from his teammates. This would be a very bad day for Ted; and Fran, Alex, and Sheryl are not going to appreciate being included in the criticism of Ted's missed deadline by their manager (ie: they'll have a more negative opinion of their manager for not assigning the blame properly/fairly).

kevingadd 14y ago
That's not how a healthy team should work. If your team is actually working properly, there is absolutely shared responsibility. Peak productivity is way, way lower if things only happen when your manager tells you to do them.
- rgbrenner 14y ago
  That is the way I imagine that meeting would go if it started off with the quote from the article. I don't imagine a team with a manager like that is 'healthy' I agree with the idea expressed the article (shifting accountability to the team as a whole instead of putting it solely on the manager).. but the way they suggest going about it is terrible (IMO).