Fear Quote by Robert Jackall

When things go wrong, the standard management strategy is to decide who takes the blame. This should be an underling, as far down the…

— Jack McDevitt

“I believe that managers must loosen the controls, not tighten them. They must accept risk; they must trust the people they work with and…

— Ed Catmull

Blame is a change-avoidance strategy.

— Andy Stanley

“responsibility…most humans create situations where if they were at fault, they would have room to place blame on another element of the equation. They…

— Jamie Butler

“The urge to blame is based . . . on the fear of being blamed.”

— Douglas Stone

“Victims blame, managers maintain, and leaders change.”

— Orrin Woodward

“As managers rise up the hierarchy, a host of situational forces come to bear on them which can easily undermine their respect for the…

— Dean M. Schroeder

People who blame things rarely change things. Blame is an unassailable change-avoidance strategy.

— Andy Stanley

It should be borne in mind that the target is always trying to shift responsibility to get out of being the target. There is…

— Saul Alinsky

Fearful leaders side-step issues instead of dealing with them, cover up mistakes instead of owning up to mistakes; they skulk back into the shadows…

— Anonymous

People with maturity and confidence, take blame of wrong decision and this is reflected in their commitment and courage to set right the wrong…

— Anil Kumar Sinha

Fortunately or unfortunately, the one predictable thing in any organization is the crisis. That always comes. That's when you do depend on the leader:…

— Peter Drucker