Posts Tagged ‘Accountability’
You Really Want to Get Better? Take Charge of Yourself
Okay, so you’re ready to stretch? You want to boost your performance as well as your value in the marketplace? You want to put your career on a more upward...Read More
How True Accountability Is About Choice, Not Blame
My friend Stephen R. Covey gave us a treasure trove of wisdom about human performance. One of his most enlightening aphorisms was “accountability breeds response-ability.”
Stephen was a strong proponent...Read More
From the Hood to the White House: How Good Mentoring Can Change a Life
It’s an understatement to say that Rebecca Contreras had a rough start in life.
Born into poverty to a drug-addicted mother, she was abandoned at the age of five.
When...Read More
How Everyday People Become Extraordinary Leaders
Great leaders don’t set out to be leaders. They set out to make a difference.
Yes, I know. That sounds like one of those high testosterone posters in the employee...Read More
In a World of Bad Behavior, a Call for Personal Accountability
When I was a boy of about five, I loved thumbing through my grandmother’s nature books.
One day I came across a full color photo of a butterfly emerging from...Read More
Why Accountability Is All About Explicit Behaviors
Accountability is all about performance, and performance is all about behaviors.
In fact, the overall performance in your organization—in every conversation, in every meeting, in every project, in every activity...Read More