No One to Blame

Here is an oft-heard complaint, “I have all the responsibility, but none of the authority.” Those in middle management most often say it. The fact is most people who manage are in the middle. Very few people have no one to report to, even if it is only their banker. Nevertheless, it points to this valuable and misunderstood concept.

Responsibility carries within itself the authority necessary to accomplish the task.

Did you say, I automatically have the authority to do that for which I am responsible? Yes -- that is exactly what I said. If you have accepted responsibility, you have a right to assume the authority necessary to fulfill your responsibility. In reality, our complaining that we do not have the authority, is a veiled refusal to accept the responsibility.

Now, let’s take this concept out of the workplace and apply it to our very own personal life. We each have the authority to run our own life. We have the authority to choose the who, what, why, where, and how of our life. It is totally 100% up to us. Nobody has authority over my life, but me. Nobody has authority over your life, but you. We may abdicate, delegate or surrender control, but when we do so, the choice is ours.

So here are two statements, both are equally true.

We each have all the authority necessary to do all for which we are responsible.

We each are responsible for all we do because we have all the authority.

There is no one to blame. How cool is that?

It’s your move.

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