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Accountable Leadership Wins A Nobel Prize

So: What this woman is doing is courageous. It is true leadership. And yes, it is accountable leadership. I share Murad’s story with you today not just because it is inspiring on a human level – although it certainly is that – but because I want you to notice that two of the specific commitments Murad has championed, since her escape from hell on earth in 2014, are absolutely critical for accountable leadership in any realm. Those two commitments are: “I tell the truth” and to “It’s all of us.”

October 12, 2018

The Heart of Accountability

Having a heart for accountability produces a want to attitude for accountability. Listen as Sam shares a story about how having a heart for accountability can affect the world we live in.

October 9, 2018

Accountability is All About Relationships

On the other hand … when there is a personal commitment to an “it’s all of us” relationship … when the leader does model that value, is personally committed to it, and makes sure it is a personal accountability to every person on the team… an amazing thing happens. Everyone on the team buys into “It’s all of us,” regardless of the role that individual plays … and every member of the team becomes accountable to every other member.

October 6, 2018

This Is What Accountable Leadership Looks Like

The big takeaways here for leaders are: make good on your commitments to your customers and your employees; take appropriate action even when people you don’t employ make mistakes; and focus on always making decisions around what you say you believe and value.

September 26, 2018

The Highest Form of Leadership

Accountability will always be the highest form of leadership. Listen as Sam shares how important this is, and how it affects those around us. The accountable leader will always be effective when this skill is applied.

September 20, 2018

What Are You Focused On?

Making sure that we are focused on the right things is important for the accountable leader. Listen as Sam shares the importance of knowing where your focus is going, and how it affects the people you lead and serve.

September 18, 2018

Southwest Airlines: Accountable Leadership, Accountable Teams

• What is possible in an organizational culture when you consistently show, not just with words but with actions, how much you truly care about people?
• What lessons are you teaching your people about how they should interact with customers … by how you interact with them?
• What happens in an organization when accountability in the workplace is the goal and leadership accepts the responsibility to have accountability start with them?

September 17, 2018

Transparency: The Secret Weapon of Accountability in The Workplace

Many organizations focus so much on how their employees are going to treat the customer that they make a classic mistake: They fail to address the equally important issue of how the organization’s people treat each other. Leaders in these companies often overlook one of the secret weapons of accountability in the workplace … namely, transparency.

September 14, 2018

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Accountable Leadership Wins A Nobel Prize

The Heart of Accountability

Accountability is All About Relationships

This Is What Accountable Leadership Looks Like

The Highest Form of Leadership

What Are You Focused On?

Southwest Airlines: Accountable Leadership, Accountable Teams

Transparency: The Secret Weapon of Accountability in The Workplace

The Power of an Accountable Culture

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