Define: "CYA (Cover Your Ass)" in Business
High risk of unnecessary meetings
"Send a summary email after every verbal conversation. If it isn't in writing, it never happened."
Actions taken to protect oneself from liability or criticism.
What does "CYA (Cover Your Ass)" actually mean?
"The singular undeniable driving force behind 95% of all Change Advisory BoardChange Advisory BoardA tribunal of people who don't understand network architecture asking why you need to reboot a firewall at 3 AM. documentation and archived email trails."
"Please ensure all approvals are documented as a standard CYA measure."
"Writing a ten-page rollback plan wasn't for technical accuracy; it was purely a CYA maneuver against the Director of IT."
By The Chief Waste Officer
18 years in the corporate trenches quantifying waste so you don't have to.
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