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3+ # Shoot The Messenger
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5+ ## Also Known As
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7+ Visibility Gets You Shot
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9+ ## Summary
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11+ Toxic leadership where managers blame the employees.
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13+ ## Context
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15+ The employees receive the blame for the unsuccessful project. They are penalized for everything bad that happens during the project.
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17+ ## Symptoms and Consequences
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19+ - Fear and silence from employees.
20+ - Employees may hide problems / Lack of transparency.
21+ - Self-protection by the managers.
22+ - Lack of Awareness.
23+ - Poor decision making.
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25+ ## Causes
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27+ - Toxic leadership.
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29+ ## Solution
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31+ - The manager should not react aggressively.
32+ - Create a safer environment to speak and share what is happening
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34+ ## Notes
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36+ Once this and the antipattern “Visibility Gets You Shot” share some information in common they complete themselves.
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38+ ## Related Anti-patterns
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40+ Visibility Gets You Shot, Yes Man
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42+ ## Sources
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44+ https://www.hqnotes.com/shooting-the-messenger/
45+ https://www.strategypeeps.com/post/shooting-the-messenger-a-self-defeating-practice-in-project-management
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