Comments on: Different Jobs, Equal Responsibility

By: Evan Hadkins

Evan Hadkins — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:08:54 +0000

Glad you liked it. Thanks for your comment Mariana.

By: Mariana

Mariana — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 10:27:59 +0000

Hello Evan,

This reminded me of lawyers and court judges when they say “if you knew it, you’re responsible”

Excellent article!

By: Evan Hadkins

Evan Hadkins — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:10:27 +0000

Thanks Stormchild, I’m glad you liked it. I agree wholeheartedly with you about various people’s irresponsibility.

Thanks for your comment.

By: Stormchild

Stormchild — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:06:16 +0000

This is very interesting to think about.

My experience has been that a ‘wise’ distribution of responsibility, among adults in the workplace or elsewhere, requires that all participants not only understand the ‘process’ of sharing responsibility, but be able to think about and discuss that process comfortably.

When this is the case, then responsibility can be allocated/shared wisely and – yes; responsibly.

It’s a dynamic process, in the best situations.

It really is irresponsible for the ‘expert’ to withhold advice or intervention at certain crucial junctures; it really is irresponsible for the ‘client’ to suspend critical judgement at other junctures. In the work setting, the collective abdication of responsibility to ‘leaders’ [and in academia, dare I say to 'thought leaders'?] sets the stage for groupthink and worse.

Thank you for a thought provoking read!