[conservatism_IS_compassion]

The track record of divorcing personal rewards from personal contributions hardly justifies more of the same, even when it is in a more sophisticated form. Sophisticated social disaster is still disaster — and we already have too much of that.

It's not my place to run the train
The whistle I can't blow.

It's not my place to say how far
The train's allowed to go.

It's not my place to shoot off steam
Nor even clang the bell.

But let the damn thing jump the track
And see who catches hell.

Separating responsibility from authority is a cardinal sin of (mis)management.

[jazusamo]

Absolutely, well said.

[RipSawyer]

“Separating responsibility from authority is a cardinal sin of (mis)management.”

One of the first things I learned in the world of work is that people who speak of delegating RESPONSIBILITY are fools. You can only delegate AUTHORITY, the responsibility is created by assumption of authority. Unfortunately I have had to try to work with people who are incapable of understanding this.