Why managers get blamed for decisions they didn’t take (and why this is structural)

Why managers get blamed for decisions they didn’t take (and why this is structural)

Posted by Jacques Demaël

A consistent insight in organizational research is that accountability does not always follow who made the decision. It often follows who holds authority. You may be blamed for decisions you did not personally take. And accepting that, without reverting to control, is one of the most mature steps in management.

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