That’s Power, Control and Responsibility. When I worked as a software manager I was always an advocate of giving people both responsibility and power, much to the surprise of those working with (and for) me. This reduces stress by allowing people to affect what they do and how they do it. However, this means not always running to Daddy when things go wrong; but Daddy will be around if he feels you need help.

Zed Shaw writes about another correlation: Control and Responsibility, a slightly subtle difference, that is:

By “control” I mean the authority to make decisions. The person in a situation making the decisions is the one in control, not the person doing the work.

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By responsibility I mean the rewards or punishments for the outcomes.

Be sure to read the Strippers And Steaks story, which is eerily familiar to me, and may be familiar to you to – especially if you’ve ever been involved in software or systems development.