Some people want responsibility only after separating it from consequences.

Responsibility means owning the outcome, including the bad one. Wanting the authority, the credit, and the standing while arranging for someone else to absorb the failures is a common and rarely stated ambition, and it is usually visible to everyone below.

Before taking on something, ask what you will say and do if it goes badly. If the honest answer involves finding someone to attribute it to, you are not ready for it, and the people around you will find out before you do.