It is generally seen as "heroic" to stand up and accept responsibility for something when it has gone awry. How "heroic" is it to let a mate take most of the heat and then step in at the last minute and to accept "full responsibility" for the failed scheme? And how far does "full responsibility" or "the buck stops with me" actually go? If you accept full responsibility then you should be the one who is chastised or demoted or sacked for the failure of the project...regardless of any fault or blame. After all you did accept "full responsibility". Further more how heroic is it to accept full responsibility when you know that you can't be held accountable for many weeks or even months?
Accepting full or any responsibility means that you will take the punishment as well as the plaudits. You are prepared for action to be taken at the point of failure. Someone who puts himself in this position is truly heroic and then has the right to hold others accountable for their action or inaction.
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