Comments on: What happens when managers abdicate responsibility? http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/04/10/what-happens-when-managers-abdicate-responsibility/ Individuals - Companies - Industries: How We Work Now. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:09:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Kate Management Skills http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/04/10/what-happens-when-managers-abdicate-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-15548 Kate Management Skills Wed, 16 Sep 2009 10:22:11 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=2424#comment-15548 I have just stumbled upon this site have found it interesting and informative. That was an excellent article, in tough times that we are all facing currently with the financial crises that is going on all around the world, management really has to step up more and take control and not abdicate responsibility, thinking that it can just be pasted over. If this does happen then take it upon yourself to better yourself and not follow that example and rather you take the reins yourself and one never knows this could only benefit yourself in the long run. I have just stumbled upon this site have found it interesting and informative.

That was an excellent article, in tough times that we are all facing currently with the financial crises that is going on all around the world, management really has to step up more and take control and not abdicate responsibility, thinking that it can just be pasted over. If this does happen then take it upon yourself to better yourself and not follow that example and rather you take the reins yourself and one never knows this could only benefit yourself in the long run.

]]> By: HRM Today - Blog Archive » Tacit Approval http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/04/10/what-happens-when-managers-abdicate-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-14467 HRM Today - Blog Archive » Tacit Approval Thu, 23 Apr 2009 03:55:59 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=2424#comment-14467 [...] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on HR topics.I recently read a great post on Hoovers about what happens when managers abdicate responsibility.  It reminded me of a boss I once had who [...] [...] here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on HR topics.I recently read a great post on Hoovers about what happens when managers abdicate responsibility.  It reminded me of a boss I once had who [...]

]]> By: Tacit Approval — hr bartender http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/04/10/what-happens-when-managers-abdicate-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-14459 Tacit Approval — hr bartender Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:58:34 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=2424#comment-14459 [...] recently read a great post on Hoovers about what happens when managers abdicate responsibility.  It reminded me of a boss I once had who [...] [...] recently read a great post on Hoovers about what happens when managers abdicate responsibility.  It reminded me of a boss I once had who [...]

]]> By: dblwyo http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/04/10/what-happens-when-managers-abdicate-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-14398 dblwyo Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:52:43 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=2424#comment-14398 Several responses occur to me from the immediate to the macro. 1) A sad, sad, sad series of posts, 2) sadder yet not that unusual - in fact not atypical of every outfit I've been around including two of the world's best by any standard (no names but one flies airplanes that are purple and orange and the other is a blueish tech outfit - the latter in particular has re-vamped it's culture over the last 10 years to be worse than that exchange), 3) this is a grossly dysfunctional culture which means 4) a low-level manager is helpless but 5) clearly your friend anon hasn't a clue as what it means to be a manager (you take responsibility for the performance of others within the constraints of the company as it is) nor how decisions get made or resources allocated. The Buddhists talk about Mara - the deity of illusion but he's really the god of delusion. Believing what we want to believe when it's false to fact - the greatest single cause of good companies gone bad in my experience and from extensive academic research. Not to be too harsh but over and over again I've heard similar complaints from workers who haven't a clue as what it means to make decisions and make them work. When a middle manager has the tools taken away and destroyed all they can do is the best they can. They call it telling truth to power and tell fairy tales (does Emperor and clothes ring any bells ?). Another ancient tradition is be-heading those messengers and if it happens to be death by roo-roo pretty sooner there aren't any left. As for macro consequences I've been challenger the Big D (Drucker) in some lengthy blog posts (one of which you pointed to but it was part of a series). The bottomline - the abdication of managerial responsibility is the death of the company and presents malfeasance and fiduciary failure. Literally btw. But the chickens don't come home with cholera for a long-time and until then don't drink the water and leave if/when you can. Several responses occur to me from the immediate to the macro. 1) A sad, sad, sad series of posts, 2) sadder yet not that unusual – in fact not atypical of every outfit I’ve been around including two of the world’s best by any standard (no names but one flies airplanes that are purple and orange and the other is a blueish tech outfit – the latter in particular has re-vamped it’s culture over the last 10 years to be worse than that exchange), 3) this is a grossly dysfunctional culture which means 4) a low-level manager is helpless but 5) clearly your friend anon hasn’t a clue as what it means to be a manager (you take responsibility for the performance of others within the constraints of the company as it is) nor how decisions get made or resources allocated. The Buddhists talk about Mara – the deity of illusion but he’s really the god of delusion. Believing what we want to believe when it’s false to fact – the greatest single cause of good companies gone bad in my experience and from extensive academic research. Not to be too harsh but over and over again I’ve heard similar complaints from workers who haven’t a clue as what it means to make decisions and make them work. When a middle manager has the tools taken away and destroyed all they can do is the best they can. They call it telling truth to power and tell fairy tales (does Emperor and clothes ring any bells ?). Another ancient tradition is be-heading those messengers and if it happens to be death by roo-roo pretty sooner there aren’t any left. As for macro consequences I’ve been challenger the Big D (Drucker) in some lengthy blog posts (one of which you pointed to but it was part of a series). The bottomline – the abdication of managerial responsibility is the death of the company and presents malfeasance and fiduciary failure. Literally btw. But the chickens don’t come home with cholera for a long-time and until then don’t drink the water and leave if/when you can.

]]> By: anon http://www.hooversbiz.com/2009/04/10/what-happens-when-managers-abdicate-responsibility/comment-page-1/#comment-14397 anon Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:01:19 +0000 http://www.hooversbiz.com/?p=2424#comment-14397 Thanks Tim! from your pal, Anon!!! Thanks Tim!

from your pal, Anon!!!

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