The responsible worker
has a personal commitment to getting results
But there
also is the task of building and leading organizations in which every person
sees herself as a “manager” and
accepts the full burden of what is basically managerial responsibility: responsibility for her own job and the
work group, for her contribution to the performance and the results of the
entire organization, and for the social tasks of the work community.
Responsibility, therefore, is both
external and internal. Externally it
implies accountability to some
persons or body and the accountability for
specific performance. Internally it
implies commitment. The Responsible
Worker is a worker who not only is accountable for the specific results but
also has an authority to do whatever is necessary to produce these results and,
finally, is committed to these as a personal achievement.
ACTION
POINT: Are you personally committed to getting results at work, or are you just
going through the motions? Do you lack
the authority to produce the results?
Either get it, or look for another job.
Management: Tasks, Responsibilities, Practices
Quoted from
The Daily Drucker, pg 104
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