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Accountability

Team Trust Infographic

February 25, 2025

Team Trust Infographic: The Key to Stronger Teams

Many teams assume trust is strong until they measure it. The infographic follows one leadership team that raised its trust scores above the 75th

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June 12, 2024

Episode 138: Taking Responsibility Is The Highest Mark Of Great Leaders

Details Why does one person get selected for a promotion while others with equal skills, education and experience get passed over? While there may

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chalkboard showing leadership responsibility

June 11, 2024

How Leadership Responsibility Shapes Career Success

Why do some people get promoted while equally skilled peers are passed over? Often it's a willingness to take full responsibility, a mindset that

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February 15, 2023

Episode 102: Leading with Kindness and Accountability

Details Leaders are experiencing more demands for compassion at a time when there’s not a lot of room for compromise on what they have

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December 27, 2022

Pairing Kindness With Accountability at Work

Kindness and accountability often seem like opposites. Data on 1,959 managers shows that leaders strong in both generate the highest satisfaction and discretionary effort

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January 31, 2022

The Real Value of Consistency

Delivering nine times out of 10 isn't enough. Data from 60,438 360-degree reports shows that just one direct report signaling distrust lowered a manager's

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90th Percentile Episode 43

September 1, 2021

Episode 43: How to Encourage Personal Accountability

Details How is the issue of personal accountability viewed in your organization? Seasoned workers have undoubtedly seen their share of finger-pointing, dishonesty, and “CYOA.”

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July 29, 2021

The ‘8 Great’ Accountability Skills for Business Success

Accountability grows when people have real control over their work. A study of 360-degree assessments from 40,000 leaders identifies eight behaviors, from drive for

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November 27, 2017

It’s All About Me! What Happens When A Leader Takes All The Credit?

Leaders who take credit for others' work were rated at the 13th percentile in effectiveness, while those who give credit away reached the 85th.

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