{"id":3680,"date":"2015-04-14T02:46:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T02:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=3680"},"modified":"2022-10-19T03:46:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T03:46:30","slug":"the-right-way-to-throw-someone-under-the-bus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/the-right-way-to-throw-someone-under-the-bus","title":{"rendered":"The Right Way To Throw Someone Under The Bus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone around these parts who has been thrown under the bus by a boss or a colleague? The term \u201cthrowing someone under the bus\u201d is generally used to describe the act of a boss or colleague attempting to deflect blame from themselves by assigning fault onto someone else. There are just some office people who, it seems, do not believe in the value of accountability.<\/p>\n

On second thought, perhaps they do believe in being accountable but only when things are going well and they make the effort to hog all the credit. Why do such things happen?\u00a0\u00a0A sought-after Filipino motivational speaker<\/a>\u00a0believes that what ails Filipino managers and bosses is the fear of being wrong and blamed, leading to analysis paralysis, or worse, not making a decision at all.<\/p>\n

This article by Aha! CEO Brian de Haaff details his personal experience of, shall we say, a deviant yet constructive case of throwing employees under the bus<\/a>. In the article, he recalls a situation that tested his wits, a scenario where someone from his team failed to do a crucial task, one where putting the staffer out to dry would have been justifiable.<\/p>\n

The response (not the reaction): Ultimately, Brian made the decision to, in his own words, \u201clay down under the bus\u201d with the erring team member.\u00a0 Here are the steps Brian proactively took to diffuse the situation.<\/p>\n

Call it the new and improved version of throwing the person under the bus:<\/p>\n

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