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HIDING ORGANISATION / AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY - ACCOUNTABILITY
YES YES
NO NO
Possibly NO
YES
NO
NO
YES YES
NO
NO
YES
YES
NO
NO
YES
A risk manifests itself /
You've made a mistake
Get in with your story first
Breath a sigh of relief
Sit tight and hope the risk
goes away.
Breath a sigh of reliefBreath a sigh of relief
Spread More rumours - Downward
spiral - Sackings/Promotion; turmoil;
backstabbing - Lowered
Morale/Politicking
Problem Avoided / Project Suffers
Spread malicious rumours
about others
Conceal it before anybody
finds out
Bury it / Deny any
involvement, no evidence
Will it show? Can you
hide it?
Can you blame somebody
else, circumstances,
client?
Could admission
damage your career?
Did it Work?
Did it Work?
Did it Work?
Did it Work?
Did it Work?

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  • 1. HIDING ORGANISATION / AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY - ACCOUNTABILITY YES YES NO NO Possibly NO YES NO NO YES YES NO NO YES YES NO NO YES A risk manifests itself / You've made a mistake Get in with your story first Breath a sigh of relief Sit tight and hope the risk goes away. Breath a sigh of reliefBreath a sigh of relief Spread More rumours - Downward spiral - Sackings/Promotion; turmoil; backstabbing - Lowered Morale/Politicking Problem Avoided / Project Suffers Spread malicious rumours about others Conceal it before anybody finds out Bury it / Deny any involvement, no evidence Will it show? Can you hide it? Can you blame somebody else, circumstances, client? Could admission damage your career? Did it Work? Did it Work? Did it Work? Did it Work? Did it Work?