Theyneed tochangeThat’s howwe’vealwaysdone itWhoreports towhom?I’m just themessengerIt’s not fair—I’maccountable forthings outsidemy controlI can’t workwith him—he drivesme crazy!That’sabove mypay gradeTurfwarsare realI don’t havetime to buildrelationshipsNobodyasked formyopinionI don’tknowanyone onthat teamWe’ll needunanimousagreementBecauseleadershipsaid soThat’snot myjobShe’s notmy directreportWe shouldrun thatpast AndieTheywon’tlisten tomeLet’scopyeveryoneI needmoreinformationLet’s getexecutivesponsorshipSomeoneelseowns thisCollaborationisn’t my jamI needpermissionfirstWe needtoescalatethisI don’thave theauthorityto do thatHave weconsideredaddinganother layerof approval?How am Isupposed toinspirepeople I don’teven know?Theyneed tochangeThat’s howwe’vealwaysdone itWhoreports towhom?I’m just themessengerIt’s not fair—I’maccountable forthings outsidemy controlI can’t workwith him—he drivesme crazy!That’sabove mypay gradeTurfwarsare realI don’t havetime to buildrelationshipsNobodyasked formyopinionI don’tknowanyone onthat teamWe’ll needunanimousagreementBecauseleadershipsaid soThat’snot myjobShe’s notmy directreportWe shouldrun thatpast AndieTheywon’tlisten tomeLet’scopyeveryoneI needmoreinformationLet’s getexecutivesponsorshipSomeoneelseowns thisCollaborationisn’t my jamI needpermissionfirstWe needtoescalatethisI don’thave theauthorityto do thatHave weconsideredaddinganother layerof approval?How am Isupposed toinspirepeople I don’teven know?

Compliance Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. They need to change
  2. That’s how we’ve always done it
  3. Who reports to whom?
  4. I’m just the messenger
  5. It’s not fair—I’m accountable for things outside my control
  6. I can’t work with him—he drives me crazy!
  7. That’s above my pay grade
  8. Turf wars are real
  9. I don’t have time to build relationships
  10. Nobody asked for my opinion
  11. I don’t know anyone on that team
  12. We’ll need unanimous agreement
  13. Because leadership said so
  14. That’s not my job
  15. She’s not my direct report
  16. We should run that past Andie
  17. They won’t listen to me
  18. Let’s copy everyone
  19. I need more information
  20. Let’s get executive sponsorship
  21. Someone else owns this
  22. Collaboration isn’t my jam
  23. I need permission first
  24. We need to escalate this
  25. I don’t have the authority to do that
  26. Have we considered adding another layer of approval?
  27. How am I supposed to inspire people I don’t even know?