Who Owns the Incident?

Paper overview

The central argument

Examines accountability across governance, leadership, planning, supervision and frontline work. Proposes shared incident ownership and fair accountability based on authority, influence and opportunity to intervene.

Key themes

What the paper examines

• The final action does not explain the full causal network.
• Accountability should reflect authority, knowledge and control.
• Actions must address the organizational level able to change the condition.

Practical application

Put the thinking to work

Use the complete paper to structure leadership discussions, examine operating assumptions and identify questions for your organization.