Accountability Analyzer Gifts

"You know, Dobson has a tremendous sense of responsibility. He might enjoy taking the blame."

"But can't I be feared and loved?"

Skeptic Tank.

"O.K. he's a billionaire, but how much of it is in cash?"

Under new blame.

"When it comes to medical malpractice, most lawyers only go for the money... ...I go for the doctor's head."

Off Duty.

"Are you talking down to me, Evans? Because I don't like it when people talk down to me."

Working in a blame culture?

Dr. Darrin found her peer review process unnerving.

Confirmation Bias

Wait Brian! You forgot the little Airbus chapter!

'If you're a public servant, what does that make ME?'

Facebook in Crisis

"You don't need pronouns in your presentation. That's what finger-pointing is for."

'Naughty, nice, nice, nice, naughty, nice. This you call a business plan?'

Owning your mistakes at work shows that you hold yourself accountable, and builds trust and credibility.

"But if I don't know the corporate values then I'm not accountable to them."

"Sure, meritocracies are fine, but why take the chance?"

'Ms Simpson? Get me the Scapegoat du Jour.'

Making Amends: I haven't harrassed anyone in weeks....My new career: I'll be a secretary....to a female executive. Women can harass em all they life. I sentence myself to house arrest for 30 days, make that 90 days.

'It's not our fault.'

Be prepared to issue a public whoopsie.

'The new business plan is the same as the old business plan except that, due to layoffs, we have less scapegoats to blame in case of failure.'

'Management can't avoid responsibility for poor patient care...I want to tender my resignation!'

'I can't help politicizing everything!'

'It's simple. First we look at the upside. Then we look at the downside. Then we look at the upside-down side.'

"Who do I hold accountable if you miss the deadline? Any next of kin?"

"Why do you call it a thyroid problem when it's been giving me an excuse for the 20 pounds I gained this year?"

"That's the danger of mono tasking...you're too easily held accountable."

United States Senate Ethics Committee - All members being investigated.

'Stick to your diet or our talking scale will rat you out!'