2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
David Hansson, founder of Basecamp and author of the book Rework, believes that everyone should take as much responsibility and blame for any mistakes as possible, because this is the only way to change and grow.
The simplest thing in this world is to blame others for everything when things don't go the way you would like. Analyze every wrong step, point out every flaw. There is little sense in such an analysis. To make it really useful, you will have to make a little more effort, namely, to realize how much you are to blame.
David Heinemeier Hansson Ruby on Rails author, Basecamp founder, bestselling author of Rework and Remote, race car driver.
While working on Basecamp, we often make mistakes: technical, personnel, production. I learn a lot from them when I admit that it was in my power to fix everything. Even if I did not know about these mistakes (and should have!), Even if I could not have foreseen them (and should have!).
Most of these mistakes are mostly my fault, and some of them are entirely my fault. I would like to think that accepting all of this is one of the reasons why we are still here.
This approach is especially appropriate if you are responsible for others. "The trick does not go further" - this motto, which became popular thanks to the 33rd US President Harry Truman, should be remembered now: if you are in power, do not shift the responsibility to your subordinates.
But leaders aren't the only ones who need lessons from critical introspection. They won't interfere with everyone. If you are part of a team or a process and something went wrong - of course, it is your fault as well. You could be more attentive, doubt more, and double check everything.
There is a reason why this happened, and you are part of this system.
Bullshit doesn't happen on its own.
Most of the failures are a predictable consequence of what happened before. Even if there is a specific culprit, the others allowed him to make a mistake.
The goal is to change the system. To do this, you need to change parts of it. Have the courage to start with yourself.
Take maximum responsibility for what is happening. This acceptance is likely to be reflected in other parts of the system. Even if this does not happen, you will still do your bit to improve the situation.
"It's my fault". Say it.
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