article thumbnail

When Everyone’s Responsible, No One’s Responsible

Frank Sonnenberg Online

That reminds me of the “Responsibility Poem” by American journalist Charles Osgood. The fact is, most people won’t respond to a cry for help, if others are present , because they’ll expect someone else to act. The point being that when everyone’s responsible, no one’s responsible. His poem illustrates this point very clearly.

Osgood 120