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Retributive Justice looks backwards to find justice
If I punish you for bad behavior you will not do or repeat the bad behavior
Is there a need for punishment system that matches a system that matches a criminal justice system?
Restorative Justice looks forward
What can we do about the problem that just happened
Instead of asking who we ask why
There is too much going on in work to figure out the obvious problem
Issues:
If you make a mistake you are the one that has to explain what happened
First order victim and second order victim
First: who was impacted directly
Second: those who lose sleep at night over the issue
Having to explain can be as bad as a punishment
You may want someone separate from the incident to give the reporting rather than those who were involved
Allocation of time for how to deal with issues becomes important
Bad examples:
The person that writes the report also is the one who accepts the blame
People are cocooning up to not get in trouble
Bystander effect
Pressure to deliver something that looks like success
If the person that mentions issues that will slow down the product release is punished the rest of the team will learn quickly that there is no benefit to pointing out concerns
Good examples:
The leads and official leaders need to take ownership of the issue and make the space safe
There is a high cost to the business for technical issues
Have defined best/safe practices for people to follow
Making people responsible for their work is helpful for restorative justice
Every action item on a post-mortem is valuable to the organization
Sidney Dekker - Justice Culture
There are implicit rules and culture in every org that encourages the behaviors you observe
Trust without risk isn't really trust
How would you know if there is trust if there is no risk and no one lets you try things
It is the responsibility of leadership to make sure the blame is laid at the system not at the individual
There is a significant difference between accountability and blame
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