In short, you're responsible for your own performance. Many executives we talk with admit that their organizations more closely resemble blind than real bowling. Their employees generally are responsible for jobs and activities, but not results. The answer in most cases is obvious. Something, or things, in their work environment de motivates and dis empowers employees.
Most environments create dependents.
The boss, not the customer, is the center of the organization. Employees have come to depend on the boss to be responsible for performance and solve their problems. The difference between the economic health and growth rates of the two is great. Clearly then, the cost of dependency is enormous. In my experience, most leaders don't know how good their organizations could be.