TWENTY TIRED EXCUSES ( excerpted from the Oz principle, accountability)
1. “That’s The Way we’ve Always Done It.”
2. “It’s Not My Job.”
3. “I Didn’t Know You Needed It Right Away.”
4. “It Wasn’t My Fault That It’s Late.”
5. “That’s Not My Department.”
6. “No One Told Me What To Do.”
7. “I’m Waiting For Approval.”
8. “Someone Should Have Told Me Not To Do That.”
9. “Don’t Blame Me, It Was The Boss’s Idea.”
10. “I Didn’t Know.”
11. “I Forgot.”
12. “If You Had Told Me It Was That Important, I Would Have Done It.”
13. “I’m Too Busy To Do It.”
14. “Someone Told Me To Do The Wrong Thing.”
15. “I Thought I Told You.”
16. “Why Didn’t You Ask Me?”
17. “No One Invited Me To The Meeting - I Didn’t Get The Memo.”
18. “My People Dropped The Ball.”
19. “Nobody Has Followed Up With Me; So It Can’t Be That Important.”
20. “I Told Someone Else To Take Care Of This.”
1. “That’s The Way we’ve Always Done It.”
2. “It’s Not My Job.”
3. “I Didn’t Know You Needed It Right Away.”
4. “It Wasn’t My Fault That It’s Late.”
5. “That’s Not My Department.”
6. “No One Told Me What To Do.”
7. “I’m Waiting For Approval.”
8. “Someone Should Have Told Me Not To Do That.”
9. “Don’t Blame Me, It Was The Boss’s Idea.”
10. “I Didn’t Know.”
11. “I Forgot.”
12. “If You Had Told Me It Was That Important, I Would Have Done It.”
13. “I’m Too Busy To Do It.”
14. “Someone Told Me To Do The Wrong Thing.”
15. “I Thought I Told You.”
16. “Why Didn’t You Ask Me?”
17. “No One Invited Me To The Meeting - I Didn’t Get The Memo.”
18. “My People Dropped The Ball.”
19. “Nobody Has Followed Up With Me; So It Can’t Be That Important.”
20. “I Told Someone Else To Take Care Of This.”