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Blaming

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…even if blaming is justified, it is usually counterproductive. Under attack, the other side will become defensive and will resist what you have to say.

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Refusal to accept blame, pointing fingers at others, and wimpy language can help bosses keep their jobs for awhile, but it usually backfires in the long run.

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…willingness to accept blame for future setbacks shows how, to get and keep a management job, skilled bosses talk and act as if there is a strong link between their actions and followers’ performance.

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…fueling self-management is yet another way that our attentional skills allow us to live in an astoundingly complex world without falling constant prey to distraction.

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We who blame ourselves need to learn that we have suffered enough, and that further suffering only keeps us from doing good in the world.

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