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\nWhen things go wrong, often the first response is to root out responsibility.<\/b><\/span>
It happens in my workplace, and probably yours too.\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\u201cWho dropped <\/b><\/span>the ball?\u201d\u00a0<\/b><\/span>
\u00a0While proper accountability is an important part of most organizations, we often <\/b><\/span>get tripped up looking for the guilty party instead of actually fixing the problem.<\/b><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
There is little to be gained by engaging in the unnecessary criticism of your predecessor or coworkers.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/div>\n
\nUltimately, it doesn\u2019t matter whose <\/b><\/span>fault <\/i><\/b><\/span>it is. What matters is whose <\/b><\/span>responsibility<\/i><\/b><\/span> it is. <\/b><\/span>The problem isn\u2019t \u201ctheirs\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s \u201cours.\u201d <\/b><\/span>\n<\/div>\n
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\n\u00a0We live in a world that thrives on finding mistakes instead of creating solutions. If you <\/span>must affix fault, then do so with a resolution in the other hand.\u00a0 It\u2019s my desire to create a <\/span>culture that focuses less on the \u201cgotcha\u201d than on the \u201cfix it.\u201d<\/span><\/b>\n
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