5.TAKE THE BLAME, GIVE THE PRAISE AWAY
In your position as ideaist, you’ll be blamed when things go wrong, and you’ll be praised when things go right.
First, take the blame.
After all, it probably is your fault. You assigned the work. You hired the people who did the work. You helped train them. You helped set up the systems and procedures they followed. You helped create the environment they worked in. If they didn’t do the job well, it’s at least as much your fault as it is theirs.
And even if it isn’t your fault, blaming others lessens everyone — you and the ones you blame. It is a lose-lose situation.
Taking the blame is a win-win situation. ...
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