# Everyone Owns the Problem, Which Means Nobody Owns It

A consequential problem crosses departments, so every leader participates while no single person has the authority, information, and obligation to drive it to resolution.

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## Related public resources
- [Executive Difficult Problems](https://newphysician.org/executive-problems/)
- [Fractional Executive Work](https://newphysician.org/fractional-executive/)
- [Discuss a Difficult Problem](https://newphysician.org/discuss/?interest=fractional_executive&article=everyone-owns-problem-nobody-owns-it)

Conclusion: Shared contribution is useful. Shared accountability is often a polite description of an unresolved governance decision.