Poisonous: “ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS LATER”

[image error]An advice some executives and managers dish out on how to innovate and change things: “don’t ask for permission first, ask for forgiveness later” … WHAT NONSENSE!

The premise: i) move fast, ii) avoid getting tangled up in corporate politics, iii) no need for consensus, and iv) circumvent established processes; Employees, managers and leaders could initiate change without asking for permission. Later, ask for forgiveness about not seeking permission first. Valla! Problem solved: the organizatio...