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How often do you hear executives blaming employees, including frontline workers, for different problems or poor performance?
I don't think that's a good look when leaders do that.
Leaders are responsible for the system, especially senior leaders. Even though they are part of a system, they have more freedom and more ability to change systems that ultimately drive most performance.
A blaming leader looks at low productivity numbers and blames “lazy workers.”
A blaming leader sees mistakes and blames “careless workers.”
A blaming leader sees employees choosing not to speak up about problems and blames “cowardly workers.”
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