Quotes about Accountability

Good actions represent the dividing line between words and results.

Most people's natural inclination is to judge themselves according to their best qualities while they measure others by their worst. As a result, they point to areas where their teammates need to grow. But the truth is that every person is responsible for his own growth first.

For a team to succeed, responsibility must go down deep into the organization, down to the roots. Getting that to happen requires a leader who will delegate responsibility and authority to the team. Stephen Covey remarked, "People and organizations don't grow much without delegation and completed staff work, because they are confined to the capacities of the boss and reflect both personal strengths and weaknesses." Good leaders seldom restrict their teams; they release them."

Remember that the best leader should be responsible for hiring other leaders.

Leaders have to grow into their roles, and if the role becomes more demanding, the leader has to keep growing. Leadership is never a right. It's a privilege and a responsibility. But it's one that is open to anyone who's willing to work hard enough to get it.

To get the best out of people, leaders must ask for the best from people.

Maturity doesn't come with age. It begins with the acceptance of responsibility.

Choose to be responsible for how you view your circumstances.

THE LAW OF COUNTABILITY Teammates Must Be Able to Count on Each Other When It Counts.

Here is our first rule: Any life you create is yours, and must be cared for. No matter how humble or small, it is still yours, and you must answer for it.

You can't undo anything you've already done, but you can face up to it. You can tell the truth. You can seek forgiveness. And then let God do the rest.

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.