Re:Hardest delegating lesson to learn: Trust but verify.
by btilly on Tuesday November 24, 2009 @06:10PM
(#960151)
There is no joke and no paradox.
"Trust, but verify" captures the attitude that you're verifying not because of any suspicion of wrongdoing, but because there is a remote possibility of major problems. So the person who is being checked up on is not under suspicion, and shouldn't be concerned about the verification process. It is just a standard procedure because you'd have to be crazy not to check.
"Trust, but verify" captures the attitude that you're verifying not because of any suspicion of wrongdoing, but because there is a remote possibility of major problems. So the person who is being checked up on is not under suspicion, and shouldn't be concerned about the verification process. It is just a standard procedure because you'd have to be crazy not to check.