Katrina exposed serious problems in our response capability at all levels of government, and to the extent that the federal government didn't fully do its job right, I take responsibility.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker acknowledges failures in government response to a disaster and accepts personal accountability.
- In plain terms
- They admit the government failed during Hurricane Katrina and take blame.
- What can you take from it?
- Leaders should accept responsibility when government systems fail.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What else needs to change beyond admitting fault?
- How can future responses be improved?
Another view
Accepting responsibility does not always fix the underlying issues.
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