Quotes about Accountability

Results-oriented teams establish their own measurements for success. They don't allow themselves the wiggle room of subjectivity. But this is not easy, because subjectivity is attractive.

I am going to be pretty intolerant of behavior that demonstrates an absence of trust, or a focus on individual ego. I will be encouraging conflict, driving for clear commitments, and expecting all of you to hold each other accountable. I will be calling out bad behavior when I see it, and I'd like to see you doing the same. We don't have time to waste.

An unrelenting focus on specific objectives and clearly defined outcomes is a requirement for any team that judges itself on performance.

of the team members. Kathryn continued, "I want all of you challenging each other about what you are doing, how you are spending your time, whether you are making enough progress.

identify one particular insight from their profile that they feel highlights a weakness that they would like to address for the good of the team.

In our world, you sink or swim, and there are no excuses.

pointy-haired boss doesn't mind if his company gets their ass kicked, so long as no one can prove it's his fault.

pointy-haired boss doesn't mind if his company gets their ass kicked, so long as no one can prove it's his fault.

It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.

Living is making decisions and dealing with the consequences.

Don't ask permission. If it does not work, you can apologize later.

When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.