Responsibility is a unique concept... You may share it with others, but your portion is not diminished. You may delegate it, but it is still with you... If responsibility is rightfully yours, no evasion, or ignorance or passing the blame can shift the burden to someone else. Unless you can point your finger at the man who is responsible when something goes wrong, then you have never had anyone really responsible.
Interpretation
Responsibility cannot be shared or diluted; it remains with the individual even when delegated.
This quote emphasizes the essence of personal responsibility, highlighting that while tasks may be delegated or shared, the ultimate accountability lies with the individual. It suggests that one must face the consequences of their actions and cannot shift blame to others, underscoring a fundamental principle of leadership and integrity.
In practice
A manager could use this quote in a team meeting to reinforce the importance of owning up to one's responsibilities.
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience. Once implemented they can be easily overturned or subverted through apathy or lack of follow-up, so a continuous effort is required.
Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous impatience.
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For Texas, a wise and prudent administration in the commencement of her national existence will be universally expected, imposing upon me the difficult and delicate task of setting in complete and successful operation a political body based upon principles so hazardously asserted and so gloriously maintained.
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When the enemy is driven back, we have failed, and when he is cut off, encircled and dispersed, we have succeeded.
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