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blame culture

noun

  1. the tendency to look for one person or organization that can be held responsible for a bad state of affairs, an accident, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Cybermindz founder Peter Coroneos says cybersecurity workers can be caught in a "blame culture" where their successes are "low visibility".

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She said those figures were "not widely different" from other industries but suggested there was more of a blame culture in the NHS than other sectors.

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Liz Kendall tells the paper it's time to end what she calls "a blame culture", aimed at people out of work .

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Your opening note to WSF crew struck the right tone: “We strive to move away from a blame culture and toward a learning culture where mistakes are seen as opportunities for growth and improvement.”

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It found problems with officers' trust in misconduct and grievance procedures, openness and transparency, a two-tier culture where civilian workers feel less valued than police officers, a "blame culture" and a "sense of disconnect with the leadership."

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