20Show Up, Own Up, and Straighten It Up
Men are alike in their promises.It is only in their deeds that they differ.
—MOLIERE
Show me the money,” from the movie Jerry Maguire, became a popular motto for good reason. People follow leaders who deliver results. The first public reaction to the announcement from the Obama administration that they had been “in charge of the BP oil spill from day one” was, “So show us the actions taken.”
That’s always the case and the question.
BP, Halliburton, Schlumberger all heard the same refrain from the public when they claimed things were “under control” after the largest oil spill in U.S. history: “So show me the action.”
Likewise in any situation, whether routine or crisis, incompetence, refusal to accept responsibility ...
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