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How to write a post-mortem that always blames Terry

Blameless post-mortems do not apply when Terry is in the room

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David Tate
Aug 21, 2023
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When things go wrong, you find out who people really are.

You see who has power and how that wins out over real improvement. You can see where the power is by looking where the blame does not land. T…

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