“I never put anything in writing,” the boss said.
That simple
admission said volumes about his view of his job and his responsibility.
He confided it as
a revelation straight out of the secret handbook known only to the highest
level of management and leadership.
I saw it as
something of the opposite: A refuge for weak people, a selfish risk avoidance
strategy and a loophole to escape blame. Don’t believe everyone else in that
organization didn’t know that about the top guy, even without sharing his
secret.
When the buck has
no place to stop, a major group activity is to keep passing it on.
