Passing the Buck.

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October 21,2024 at 8:56PM UTC

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Passing the Buck.

Is this still an expression people understand? I'm old school and was brought up in corporate to not always blame the level above but to try to take ownership of decisions that impacted me and my teams. There is a mid level leader who is afraid because their quarterly survey is coming out with lots of comments of that manager throwing their director under the bus. Like, "my manager would be better if their directer wasn't only budget conscious" kind of comments.

It's a little normal. But the director is kind of not self aware and is not as effective a manager as they feel they are. They are politically savvy though. Anyway ....

The question is, do you blame the levels above you? When and when not?

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AnonymousOctober 22,2024 at 1:07PM UTC
Blaming the level above you is like a mother telling a child to do something "Because I said so" when the child asks, "Why?" It makes the person mad and doesn't provide any learning or explanation. I always give a more generic: it was a corporate decision made because [reason]. If I made the decision, I owned it and gave a reason. Employees are much more accepting of change when a tangible reason is given. Think of how you received the decision. What did you like about it? Share that. What didn't you like about it? If appropriate, share that you don't like it either, but for the "For the good of the company's future, we are all required to comply." If one or two people push back, offer an open door to discuss it further 1:1, but NEVER say: "Because the boss says so, so that's what we have to do." It is a company's decision for the good of the company. Nobody makes big decisions in a vacuum. Many people collaborate and choose the course of action (usually).

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