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In response to
"Again, then, the question is why was it hidden. That's a big corporate problem and you have to look to the top for who is responsible. -- nm"
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pmb
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True, and the CEO should be responsible regardless.
Posted by
Max
Oct 8 '15, 11:42
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But you could have the most vocally supportive CEO saying "I want things done right, I want mistakes reported right away so we can fix them the right way, nobody will be blamed for being honest, my door is always open." But when it comes down to it, you have employees who are under pressure to get results, they still fear the messenger getting shot, and it becomes expedient to just solve the problem by any means rather than go through the red tape of reporting it and fixing it and pushing back deadlines. You can have employees fearing that they'll be branded as troublemakers or not team players if they keep reporting every little violation, or worse be responsible for scrapping a billion dollar program that has been the flagship of the company's future.
I just mean that the accusation that "The CEO had to have known the whole time" is based only on speculation. At this point, sure, the CEO has a responsibility to act when they discover the wrongdoing. But if he's been betrayed by lower level employees I have no problem with him pointing the finger at them.
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