#369: Responsibility breakdown

Is it my imagination or do we have a responsibility breakdown? It seems to me that some people in power don’t understand what it means to be responsible.

Here it is in simple terms. Responsibility is the ability to respond.

This begs the question, how? ‘Appropriately’ would be nice, thank you. Okay, I’ll explain. You are in a responsible position because you were once deemed trustworthy and capable of rational conduct.

Here’s the real difficulty for some people: being responsible also means that you are liable to be called to account. In other words, you ‘own’ the results whether you like it or not.

And no, you may not sit on the fence. You are expected to respond.

We in the real world are responsible and accountable for the outcomes of our actions. Why should you be excused?


I’m James McIntosh at nonsenseatwork.com

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